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A01=M. Abercrombie
A01=M.L Johnson
academic science glossary
advanced biological term explanations
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Author_M. Abercrombie
Author_M.L Johnson
biological terminology
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Contractile Vacuole
Embryo Sac
empirical biology concepts
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Facial Nerve
Gill Slit
Gonadotrophic Hormone
Heterogametic Sex
idua
ind
Lactogenic Hormone
Lamp Shells
life sciences reference
Lung Fish
Medulla Oblongata
Mullerian Duct
Nerve Fibres
nervous
Oestrous Cycle
Ornithine Cycle
Perianth Segments
Posterior Cardinal Veins
Raunkiaer's Life Forms
Raunkiaer’s Life Forms
Red Blood Corpuscles
reproduct
scientific lexicon
Spinal Cord
system
technical definitions biology
tetrapod
Tetrapod Vertebrates
Vas Deferens
Vascular Plants
vertebrate
vertebrates
Water Vascular System
white
White Blood Cell
Wolffian Duct
Product details
- ISBN 9781138518179
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 27 Oct 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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"A Dictionary of Biology" is an up-to-date reference work explains several thousand specialized words that allow for empirical approaches to the biological sciences. It includes more than bare definitions, including information about most of the things named so as to convey their significance in biological discussion. M. Abercrombie, C. J. Hickman, and M. L. Johnson in effect interpret this language as it is actually used, emphasizing customary usage rather than etymology.This comprehensive lexicon includes two thousand entries. Many unfamiliar terms, especially the rarer ones, are defined with the help of other technical terms, perhaps equally unfamiliar. This trick of dictionary-makers could only be avoided by giving a complete account of a large part of biology under each heading. Every biological technical term used in a definition is itself defined elsewhere in the dictionary; though some semi-technical terms, words that can be found in any English dictionary are omitted.The authors use codes throughout the dictionary to help the reader to interpret the use of a word such as whether it is used in relation to plants and animals only, whether the word is an adjective, and when a term is defined elsewhere and adds information to the current definition. The result is an invaluable guide for the layman, the student, and the scholar alike. It presents clear and authoritative explanations of the terms and will remain useful as a quick and concise source of reference.
M. Abercrombie, C.J. Hickman, M.L Johnson
