Scientific Dictionary
Only certain people need a scientific dictionary. It provides a lot of information for scientists. There are many different categories, or types, of these dictionaries. There are multiple such books for each science. This article delves into some of them.
There’s a good scientific dictionary on the Internet. The name is Kimball’s Biology Pages. Information there can be found through an alphabetic index or with a key word search. Each letter of the alphabet links to an index of topics. Let’s look at one of these.
Under z in this scientific dictionary can be found zygotene. It’s when cells separate into chromosomes. This process only occurs in a certain type of cell. That is, a cell within a membrane.
This scientific dictionary contains the word chimera. It’s also known as a genetic mosaic. This is when two embryos are joined to become one. This process has been known to occur in humans. It’s named for a Greek monster that had parts from various animals.
But chimera of mythology is not the same as the one found in the scientific dictionary. It was a native of Lycia in Asia minor. The Iliad talked about it. It breathed fire. In some stories it had three heads, one each of the lion, goat, and serpent.
"It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll
The chimera’s sibling isn’t in the scientific dictionary. It was the Hydra. This was another creature with multiple heads. Hercules battled one. When one head was cut off, two more would grow instantly in its place. It was a difficult fight.
Mathematics for children can be the subject of a scientific dictionary. One of these, online, has Flash animations. There’s a lot of good knowledge to be gained from it. One thing it mentions is an acute angle. It’s an angle that’s less than 90°. This is illustrated by a pelican who opens its beak to the angle entered on the page – the angle must be acute.
This math scientific dictionary for kids also demonstrates area. This is the size a surface occupies. This is illustrated by a grid where children can drag different items. It shows the grid both in metric and standard units.
The possibilities are endless. A scientific dictionary can be of use to anyone interested in the world around them.
