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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impact
(im pakt): To have a strong effect on something.
implant
(im plant): To insert in living tissue (as for growth or absorption).
implementation
(im plə mən tā shən): An act or instance of implementing something; the process of making something active or effective.
implication
(im plə kā shən): A logical relationship between two propositions in which if the first is true the second is true.
imply
(im plī): To include or involve as a natural or necessary part even though not put clearly into words.
import
(im port): To bring goods into one country from another.
incentive
(in sen tiv): Something that makes a person try or work hard or harder.
incised
(in sīzd): Cut in or engraved.
income
(in kǝm): A gain usually measured in money that comes in from labor, business, or property.
increment
(in crə mənt): The amount or degree by which something changes.
incubate
(ing kyu bat): To keep something warm and protected so it will hatch.
index
(in deks): A number (as a ratio) derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure.
indicate
(in dǝ kāt): To be a sign, symptom, or index of; to point out or point to.
indicator
(in dǝ kā tǝr): Something that acts as a sign, symptom, or index of.
indicator species
(in də kā tər spē sēz): A species that is so closely associated with particular environmental conditions that their presence in an environment is a sign of these conditions.
indigenous
(in di jə nəs): Produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment.
indirect
(in də rekt): (1) Not straight or direct; (2) not having a plainly seen connection.
industrial waste
(in də strē əl wāst): An unwanted by-product of a manufacturing process.
infectious
(in fek shəs): Capable of causing infection.
inference
(in f(ə-) rən(t)s): Conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence.