Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Biology.
Quick and easy reference to life science terms.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Abingdon :
Helicon Publishing,
2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Biology
- Preface
- Table of contents
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- abdomen
- abiotic factor
- abscissin
- or abscissic acid,
- abscission
- absorption
- abzyme
- acclimation
- or acclimatization,
- accommodation
- accommodation
- achene
- Achilles tendon
- acid rain
- acid rain
- acquired character
- action potential
- adaptation
- (Latin adaptare 'to fit to')adaptive radiation
- adenoids
- adiabatic
- adipose tissue
- adolescence
- ADP
- adrenal gland
- or suprarenal gland,
- adrenaline
- or epinephrine,
- aerobic
- aestivation
- afterbirth
- agar
- ageing
- aggression
- agriculture
- (Latin ager 'field', colere 'to cultivate')
- agriculture
- agriculture
- AIDS
- acronym for acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
- air sac
- albumin
- alcohol, effects
- alimentary canal
- allele
- alternation of generations
- altruism
- Amino acidamino acid
- amphibian
- (Greek 'double life')
- amylase
- anabolism
- anaerobic
- analgesic
- analogous
- anatomy
- androecium
- androgen
- anemophily
- angiosperm
- animal
- or metazoan,
- (Latin anima 'breath', 'life')
- annelid
- annelid
- annual plant
- annual rings
- or growth rings,
- antenna
- anther
- antheridium
- antherozoid
- antibody
- anticoagulant
- antigen
- anus
- or anal canal,
- aorta
- aposematic coloration
- appendix
- aquarium
- aqueous humour
- ArboretumArchaea
- artery
- arthropod
- artificial selection
- ascorbic acid
- or vitamin C; C6H8O6,
- asexual reproduction
- asexual reproduction
- asexual reproduction
- assimilation
- assortative mating
- atavism
- (Latin atavus 'ancestor')
- ATP
- abbreviation for adenosine triphosphate,
- autolysis
- autonomic nervous system
- autoradiography
- autosome
- autotroph
- auxin
- axil
- axon
- bacillus
- bacteria
- singular bacterium,
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- balance of nature
- baldness
- Ball-and-socket jointball-and-socket joint
- bark
- basal metabolic rate
- BMR,
- base pair
- basidiocarp
- beriberi
- berry
- biennial plant
- bile
- binary fission
- binomial system of nomenclature
- biochemical oxygen demand
- BOD,
- biochemistry
- biodegradable
- biodiversity
- contraction of biological diversity,
- bioengineering
- biogeography
- biological clock
- biological control
- biology
- (Greek bios 'life', logos 'discourse')
- bioluminescence
- biomass
- biome
- biophysics
- biosphere