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Biology

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • BioTech Life Science Dictionary
  • Biology Dictionaries (various)
  • Botany Dictionaries (various)
  • Dictionary of Cell Biology
  • Encyclopedia of Plants
  • Fish Dictionaries
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals

    • Glossaries
  • Cellular Terms
  • Ecological Terms
  • Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms
  • Life History Terms
  • Metazoan Terms
  • Phylogenetic Terms

    Other Reference
  • Animal PictureArchives
  • Bacterial Definitions
  • Biotechnology Abbreviation and Acronymn Uncovering Servive
  • Butterfly Website
  • Icthyology Web Resources
  • Insects on the WWW
  • Insect Classification and Orders
  • Kimball's Biology Pages
  • Nannoplankton / Nannofossil Research
  • Tree Fact Sheets
  • Zoological Record: Internet Resource Guide for Zoology
  • Zoo in the Wild


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    Chemistry Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  • Chemcyclopedia Online
  • Encyclopedia of Analytical Instrumentation
  • Several Chemistry Dictionaries
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals


    • Glossaries
  • Biochemical Terms

    Other Reference
  • Atomic Weights of the Elements 1997
  • Biotechnology Abbreviation and Acronymn Uncovering Servive
  • Chemical Compounds Abbreviations
  • Chemistry Nobel Prizes
  • Conversion of Units Calculator
  • Directory of Graduate Research
  • Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Chemistry
  • International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
  • Knovel Critical Tables - include over 13,000 inorganic and organic compounds, and pure substances.
  • Landolt-Bornstein - Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
  • Methoden der Organischen Chemie (Houben-Weyl) Introduction and Guide
  • NIST Chemistry WebBook
  • Polymer Chemistry Hypertext
  • Periodic Table of X-ray Properties
  • Solvent Central.Com
  • Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition) - 901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers, and of particular interest to those involved with physics in its larger sense.
  • Thermochemistry of the Chemical Substances - includes 5840 values of heats of formation; and 350 values of heats of transition, fusion, vaporization, and reaction.
  • WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements

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    Computer Science Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • Computer Dictionary
  • Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries

    Glossaries
  • BABEL: A Glossary of Computer-Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • NetLingo

    Other Reference
  • AIChE/CEP Software Directory / Software Descriptions
  • Biotechnology Abbreviation and Acronymn Uncovering Servive
  • Computer Almanac
  • The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
  • Computer Science Departments Across the Web
  • Conversion of Units Calculator

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    Engineering Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • NASA Thesaurus
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries

    Other Reference
  • Conversion of Units Calculator -
  • IHS Standards and Specs
  • Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

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    Environmental Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  • Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals


    • Glossaries
  • ATSDR--Glossary of Toxic Substance and Disease Terms
  • Ecological Terms
  • Glossary of Environmental Terms

    Other Reference
  • Biotechnology Abbreviation and Acronymn Uncovering Servive
  • Environmental Organization Web Directory
  • Kimball's Biology Pages
  • Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (2001 report)
  • US EPA: Terms of Environment
  • Zoo in the Wild

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    General Science Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • Britannica On-line
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals


    • Other Reference
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Biographies of Alchemists and Hermetic Philosophers
  • Biographies of the Astronauts
  • Digital Library of MIT Theses
  • Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
  • Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
  • Landolt-Bornstein - Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
  • Nobel e-Museum
  • Official U.S. Time
  • 4,000 Years of Women in Science
  • Profiles & Biographies; Women Scientists
  • Scientific Biography of the 16th and 17th Centuries
  • Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations by Wiley Interscience

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    Geology Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • GIS Dictionary

    Glossaries
  • Glossary of Environmental Terms
  • Glossary of Volcanic & Geologic Terms
  • Geological Terms
  • Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms
  • Volcanic and Geologic Terms

    Other Reference
  • Geology.com
  • Conversion of Units Calculator
  • West's Geology Directory
  • Landolt-Bornstein - Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology

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    Marine Science

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  • Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations

    Glossaries
  • Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Glossary
  • ATSDR--Glossary of Terms - Toxic Substances and Diseases
  • Glossary of Environmental Terms

    Other Reference
  • Biotechnology Abbreviation and Acronymn Uncovering Servive
  • Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species (DIAS)
  • Kimball's Biology Pages
  • US EPA: Terms of Environment
  • Icthyology Web Resources - University of Alberta
  • Nannoplankton / Nannofossil Research
  • Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

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    Mathematics Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • OneLook Dictionaries
  • On-line Mathematics Dictionary
  • On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences

    Glossaries
  • German-English Mathematics Terms

    Other Reference
  • American Mathematical Society Reference Shelf
  • Bibliography of Collected Works and Correspondence of Mathematics
  • Conversion of Units Calculator
  • Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
  • Mathematicians' Biographies
  • Mathematicians' Biographies - St. Andrews' University
  • MathSoft Constants

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    Nursing Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • Cognitive Science Dictionary
  • 50 Medical Dictionaries
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  • CancerWeb Medical Dictionary
  • MedFacts Sports Doc Medical Dictionary
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals
  • IPRC: Online Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries

    Glossaries
  • ATSDR--Glossary-Toxic Substances and Disease Research
  • Cancer Glossary
  • US EPA: Environmental Terms

    Other Reference
  • ACTIS-Aids Clinical Trial Information Service
  • Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Bristol Biomedical Images Archive
  • CHORUS--Collaborative (Reference) Hypertext of Radiology
  • Dermatology Online Atlas
  • Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
  • Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
  • Health Statistics Database
  • Kimball's Biology Pages
  • NCI - Cancer.gov
  • Nursing Library Handbook
  • Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
  • U.S. Pharmacopeia
  • Visible Human Project
  • Whole Brain Atlas

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    Pharmacy Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  • 50 Medical Dictionaries
  • CancerWeb Medical Dictionary
  • MedFacts Sports Doc Medical Dictionary
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals
  • IPRC: Online Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
  • 100 Science Dictionaries

    Glossaries
  • ATSDR--Glossary-Toxic Substances and Disease Research

    Other Reference
  • ACTIS-Aids Clinical Trial Information Service
  • CHORUS--Collaborative (Reference) Hypertext of Radiology
  • Conversion of Units Calculator
  • Kimball's Biology Pages
  • Health Statistics Database
  • U.S. Pharmacopeia

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    Physics Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries
  • Astronomy Thesaurus

    Other Reference
  • Astronomical Units/Data
  • Conversion of Units Calculator
  • Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics Type Material
  • Fundamental Physical Constants Table
  • International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
  • Landolt-Bornstein - Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
  • Laws, rules, principles, etc. of Physics
  • The Nine Planets
  • Nobel Laureates in Physics 1901 - 1998
  • NRL Plasma Formulary
  • Physics Demonstrations Online
  • Physics Units Conversion
  • Review of Particle Physics
  • Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition) - 901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers, and of particular interest to those involved with physics in its larger sense.
  • Treasure Trove of Astronomy

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    Public Health Reference

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  • 50 Medical Dictionaries
  • Cognitive Science Dictionary
  • On-line Medical Dictionary
  • IPRC: Online Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • MedFacts Sports Doc Medical Dictionary
  • Merck Index - an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals
  • A Practical Sign Language Online Dictionary
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries

    Glossaries
  • ATSDR--Glossary-Toxic Substances and Disease Research
  • Cancer Glossary
  • US EPA: Terms of Environment

    Other Reference
  • ACTIS-Aids Clinical Trial Information Service
  • Health Communication Terms
  • Health Statistics Database
  • Kimball's Biology Pages
  • Library Handbook for Public Health Students

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    Statistics

    Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Thesauri
  • 100 Science Dictionaries
  • 100 Technological Dictionaries

    Glossaries
  • German-English Mathematics Terms
  • Statistics Glossary

    Other Reference
  • American Mathematical Society Reference Shelf
  • Bibliography of Collected Works and Correspondence of Mathematics
  • Conversion of Units Calculator
  • Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
  • Health Statistics Database
  • VESTAC - Java Applets for Visualization of Statistical Concepts

     

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