Scientific Dictionary
A scientific dictionary is a specialty item. It provides a lot of information for scientists. There are many different categories, or types, of these dictionaries. They cover all the sciences from biology, chemistry, to physics and in others. Let's take a look at some of them.
One scientific dictionary is found on line. It's called Kimball's Biology Pages. It includes a search engine as well as an alphabetic list. The alphabetic list leads to many index pages each one about a different subject. Let's look at one of these.
In this scientific dictionary the letter z index page includes as zygotene. This is a stage of mitosis which is the process of a cell separating into chromosomes in the nucleus. This process only occurs in a certain type of cell. This type of cell is located within a membrane.
The scientific dictionary also contains information about chimera. This is also called a genetic mosaic. This is the creation when two different early embryos are combined into one. This process has been known to occur in humans. The name comes from the Greek monster. It had a lion's head, a goat's body and a serpent's tail.
But chimera of mythology is not the same as the one found in the scientific dictionary. It was a native of Lycia in Asia minor. Homer wrote about it in the Iliad. This creature could also breathe fire. In some stories it had three heads, one each of the lion, goat, and serpent.
The chimera's sibling monster won't be found in the scientific dictionary either. It was the Hydra. This was another creature with multiple heads. Hercules faced one of them. When one head was cut off, two more would grow instantly in its place. Needless to say it was very difficult to kill.
Another scientific dictionary is one that contains information on math for kids. The online version includes interactive and animated displays. There is a lot of information in this dictionary. For example kids can learn about the acute angle. It's an angle that's less than 90°. It's demonstrated by a cartoon pelican which opens its beak to the angle entered in a box.
This math scientific dictionary for kids also demonstrates area. This is the size a surface occupies. To show this kids can drag various shapes over a grid and then count the number of squares taken up by the shape. It also shows different units both standard and metric.
The possibilities are endless. Chances are if you're a scientist, or interested in science, you will find use in a scientific dictionary.