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
R
reliable
(ri lī ə bəl): Dependable.
remote
(ri mōt): (1) Far removed in place, time, or relation; (2) secluded.
(ri mōt): Far away from other people, houses, cities, etc.
remoteness
(ri mōt nǝs): The state of being out of the way or secluded.
renewable
(ri nü ǝ bǝl): Capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management practices.
renewable natural resource
renovate
(re nə vāt): To restore to a former better state.
repellent
(ri pe lənt): (noun) A substance that drives something (such as insects) away.
replicate
(re plǝ kǝt): (noun) One of several identical experiments, procedures, or samples.
represent
(re pri zent): To serve as a specimen, example, or instance of.
representation
(re pri zen tā shǝn): One (like a picture or symbol) that represents something else.
representative
(re pri zen tə tiv): A member of the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature.
reproduce
(rē prǝ düs): To produce new individuals of the same kind.
reservation
(re zǝr vā shǝn): An area of land set aside by the government for an American Indian tribe.
reservoir
(re zǝ vwär): An artificial lake where water is collected and kept in quantity for use.
resilience
(ri zil yən(t)s): An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.
resilient
(ri zil yənt): The quality of being able to recover from or adjust easily to change.
resin
(re zǝn): Any of various yellowish or brownish substances that are obtained from the gum or sap of some trees (like pines) and are used in varnishes and plastics and in medicine.
resistance
(ri zis tǝn(t)s): The ability to withstand the force or effect of something (like a disease).
resistant
(ri zis tənt): Able to withstand the force or effect of.
resolve
(ri zälv): To find an answer or solution.