Glossary

 

This section has links to many different pages that have glossaries, dictionaries, and key words for those who are not familiar with all of the jargon in this website.  Some of the links may have duplicates of the sites we list, but they may also have links to additional sites.

 

BioTech Dictionary -- 8300+ terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. We also have some terms relating to ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.

Britannica Encyclopedia Onlineincludes basic cell and molecular biology, chemistry and more.

 

Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology --  third edition of the Dictionary.  You can only use this once every 90 days because of agreements with the publisher.  Go to the site for more information.

 

Genetic Trail – glossary from website that gives a background for the Human Genome Project.

Genetics Education Center --  includes many links to different genetics terms and definitions.

 

Glossary from the Primer on Molecular Genetics --  (Department of Energy) lists molecular biology and genomic terms and includes a list of organization acronyms.
 
HotMolecBase --  (Weizmann Institute) is a database of biological molecules that are involved in particular diseases and may be promising targets for medical applications.
 
A Web of On-line Dictionaries -- (Bucknell University) is linked to over 600 dictionaries in 150 languages; the site also has a convenient Quick Look-Up function.
 
WWWebster Dictionary --
provides easy access to the Merriam Webster dictionary and thesaurus.