Glossary
Our glossary defines potentially new scientific or other terms to students. Glossary words are appear in bold in our resources.
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a as in ape
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ä as in car
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e as in me
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i as in ice
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o as in go
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ô as in for
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u as in use
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ü as in fur
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oo as in tool
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ng as in sting
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former
(fȯr mǝr): Of, relating to, or occurring in the past.
fossil fuel
(fä sǝl fyü(ǝ)l): A fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the Earth from plant or animal remains.
fragile
(fra jǝl): Easily broken or destroyed; delicate.
fragmentation
(frag mǝn tā shǝn): The process of breaking up or apart.
frequency
(frē kwən(t) sē): (1) How often something happens; (2) the number of repetitions of a periodic process in a unit of time.
freshwater
(fresh wȯ tǝr): (adjective) living in or taken from fresh water; (noun) water that is not salty.
fry
(frī): Recently hatched or juvenile fishes.
fuel
(fyül): Things that can burn, like branches, grasses, other plants, leaves, and trees (in a forest or grassland).
fumigant
(fyü mi gənt): A substance used in fumigating, which is applying smoke, vapor, or gas especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests.
fumigation
(fyü mǝ gā shǝn): The process of applying smoke, vapor, or gas to something especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests.
fungi
(fun jī): Organisms without chlorophyll that reproduce by spores. Mushrooms, molds, mildews, and toadstools are examples.
fungicide
(fǝn jǝ sīd): A substance that destroys fungi or inhibits their growth.
fungus
(fǝŋ gǝs): (plural: fungi or funguses) Any of a kingdom of living things (such as molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, and mushrooms) that lack chlorophyll, are parasitic or live on dead or decaying organic matter, and were formerly considered plants.
future
(fyü chər): A time that is going to happen; the opposite of “past.”
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gall
(gȯl): An abnormal growth of plant tissue usually due to fungi or insect parasites.
gaseous
(ga sē ǝs or ga shǝs): Having the form of or being gas.
gene
(jēn): A part of DNA, or sometimes RNA, that is usually located on a chromosome and that contains chemical information needed to control or influence an inherited bodily trait or activity (like eye color or metabolism) or that influences or controls the activity of another gene or genes.
genetic
(jə ne tik): Of, relating to, or involving genes or genetics.
genetic code
(jǝ net ik kōd): The chemical code that is the basis of genetic inheritance and consists of genes which specify particular kinds of amino acids used to make proteins or which start or stop the process of making proteins.
genetic diversity
(juh neh tik di vür suh te): The condition of having or being composed of a variety of differing genes.