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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antenna
(an ten uh): A set of wires used to send and receive signals.
anther
(an(t) thǝr): The part of the stamen of a flower that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk.
anthers
anthocyanin
(an(t) thə sī ə nən): Any of various soluble pigments producing blue to red coloring in flowers and plants.
anthracnose
(an thrak nōs): Any of numerous destructive plant diseases caused by imperfect fungi and characterized especially by necrotic lesions (dark spots and blisters).
appendix
(ə pen diks): (plural: appendixes or appendices) Additional material attached at the end of a piece of writing.
aquatic
(ǝ kwä tik): Growing or living in or often found in water.
aquifer
(a kwǝ fǝr): A water-bearing layer of rock, sand, or gravel capable of absorbing water.
archaeological
(är kē ə lä ji kəl): Having to do with the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities.
archaeologist
(är kē ä lə jist): A scientist who studies the material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities.
archaeology
(är kē ä lə jē): The scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities.
architect
(är kə tekt): A person who designs buildings and advises in their construction.
archived
(är kīvd): Filed or collected in or as if in an archive (a place in which public records or historical materials, such as documents, are preserved).
arctic
(ärk tik): Of, relating to, or suitable for use at the north pole or the region around it.
arid
(a rəd): Very dry; especially, not having enough rainfall to support agriculture.
aromatic
(a rə ma tik): Having a strong smell.
arson
(är sǝn): The illegal burning of a building or other property.
arsonist
(är sǝ nist): One who commits arson.
arthropod
(är thrə päd): Any of a phylum of invertebrate animals (such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and a shell of chitin that is shed periodically.
artifact
(är ti fakt): A usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human work and representing a culture or a stage in the development of a culture.