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Acronym list
List of acronyms in atmospheric science from A to Z, presented by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, UCAR Communications
astronomy thesaurus
A five language thesaurus of astronomy terms
Australian stratigraphic units database
The database records information on all Australian stratigraphic units and their usage in literature, making it a centralised reference point for all Australian stratigraphic unit information; it is also the repository for definition descriptions for these units
BABEL a glossary of computer oriented abbreviations and acronyms
Biology online. Biology dictionary /
Currently lists approx. 1800 biological and life sciences terms with definitions
Birds of East Asia & mainland Southeast Asia glossary of species names in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese
Bryological glossary
Web version of Glossarium polyglottum bryologiae, containing the 1,181 English terms and their definitions from the original publication. Each entry also gives the term's Latin, French, German, and Spanish equivalents. Links between terms and images will be added in the future
ChemFinder searching
Interface enabling searching of the CS database by chemical name, CAS Number, molecular formula, or molecular weight
ChemIDplus
ChemIDplus provides access to structure and nomenclature authority files used for the identification of chemical substance cited in National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases. ChemIDplus also provides structure searching and direct links to many biomedical resources at NLM and on the Internet for chemicals of interest. The database contains over 349,000 chemical records, of which over 56,000 include chemical structures, and is searchable by name, synonym, CAS registry number, molecular formula, classification code, locator code, and structure
CHEMnetBASE chemical databases online - UW restricted UW restricted
Includes several chemical dictionaries, and the CRC handbook of chemistry & physics
Combined chemical dictionary - UW restricted UW restricted
The combined chemical dictionary is a structured database holding information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. The online version contains all substances available from: Dictionary of organic compounds, Dictionary of natural products, Dictionary of inorganic and organometallic compounds, Dictionary of drugs, Dictionary of analytical reagents, and Dictionary of carbohydrates
Common equivalent weights and measures
Presents a listing of common equivalent weights and measures often used in chemistry. Includes units such as acre, barrel, bushel, dram, degrees, foot, liter, minim, yard, and other units
Defining fisheries a user's glossary /
Dictionary of botanical epithets
Dictionary of carbohydrates - UW restricted UW restricted
A database containing concise chemical and bibliographic data of 26,000 compounds most commonly used by chemists. The data included in each entry includes chemical names and synonyms, including CAS and IUPAC names, trade names, and trivial names; full and clear description of equilibrium studies, cyclic forms, and their derivatives; extensive occurrence and use data; structure diagrams showing stereochemistry and configuration; and physical properties including melting point, optical rotation, and mutarotation data
Dictionary of commonly cited compounds - UW restricted UW restricted
A database contining concise chemical and bibliographic data of 25,000 compounds most commonly used by chemists. Covers organic compounds, inorganic compounds, drugs, natural products, materials, alloys, and the elements and their isotopes
Dictionary of inorganic & organometallic compounds chemical databases online - UW restricted UW restricted
Dictionary of mining, mineral, and related terms
Electronic dictionary of mining, mineral, and related terms
Dictionary of mining, mineral, and related terms
Electronic dictionary of mining, mineral, and related terms
Dictionary of natural products - UW restricted UW restricted
A comprehensive database of 170,000 natural products which includes: names and synonyms, formulae, chemical structures, CAS Registry Numbers, extensive source data, uses and applications, physical state, melting point, boiling point, pKa, and key literature citations, as well as a comprehensive type of compound classification scheme which brings together compounds that are biogenetically related. All information is searchable by text or by substructure
Dictionary of organic compounds - UW restricted UW restricted
The Chapman & Hall/CRC Dictionary of Organic Compounds contains concise chemical, structural, and bibliographic information on over 255,000 of the most important organic compounds. These have been selected by an international team of experts in the field of modern organic chemistry and cover a wide range of commonly used chemicals, synthetic reagents, pesticides, starting materials, and simple fundamental compounds, plus a selection of natural products, pharmaceuticals, and analytical reagents
dictionary of Quaternary acronyms and abbreviations
This dictionary contains acronyms and abbreviations that are common in Quaternary studies. Also includes links to other acronym and abbreviation resources
Dictionnaire multilingue du cheval Equine multilingual dictionary
EEA multilingual environmental glossary
The EEA glossary contains English terms with definitions and definition sources, synonyms and links as well as translations into the 23 other EEA languages
Encyclopedic dictionary of applied geophysics - UW restricted UW restricted
free on-line dictionary of computing
"FOLDOC is a searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecomms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, in fact anything to do with computing ... entries are cross-referenced to each other and to related resources elsewhere on the net ..."
Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature
Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature
Geologic names lexicon, "GEOLEX"
GEOLEX is a search tool for lithologic and geochronologic unit names in the United States and its possessions and territories
Glossary
Glossary of fisheries terms. Users can search or browse for specific terms, or view terms by broad subject area (e.g., fishing technology; inland resources aquaculture; international agreements; legal; marine resources; policy & planning; post harvest trade; statistics)
Glossary of aquaculture /
Glossary of forestry terms in British Columbia
Glossary of geologic terms
Fairly extensive glossary of terms in geology, some with links to color illustrations. Definitions include links to terms elsewhere in the glossary
Glossary of lake and water terms
Glossary of nomenclatural terms used in zoology
Glossary of plasma physics and fusion energy research
Online glossary covering the scientific vocabulary of the disciplines associated with plasma physics and fusion energy research, names of research facilities, experimental machines and devices used, names of prominent researchers in the field, funding authorities active in the field, mathematical symbols in common use, and acronyms frequently used in these disciplines
Glossary of pollen and spore terminology
How many? a dictionary of units of measurement /
Index nominum genericorum (ING)
A compilation of generic names published for all plants covered by the International code of botanical nomenclature
Index to organism names ION
"ION contains all the animal, plant, and virus names data found within the Thomson BIOSIS literature databases - Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts. Bacteria names will be added soon."
IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry
Joint thesaurus
The Joint Thesaurus contains the controlled terminology for indexing all information within the subject scopes of the International Nuclear Information System (INIS) and the Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE). The terminology is intended for use in subject descriptions for input or retrieval of information in these systems
New Zealand stratigraphic lexicon
A database of New Zealand rock unit names, giving information on age and distribution, the hierarchy of stratigraphic units, synonyms, and references to relevant literature
Plasma dictionary
Polymers a property database - UW restricted UW restricted
Properties of organic compounds - UW restricted UW restricted
Provides physical property and spectral data for over 27,500 organic chemical compounds. Data may be accessed by substructure searches, physical property searches, spectral peak searches, or any combination thereof
Sequence stratigraphy terminology
Illustrated dictionary of sequence stratigraphy terms
Silvicultural terms in Canada /
social insects glossary
TechEncyclopedia
Dictionary of computer and technical terminology
Terms of environment
Defines in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other EPA documents available to the general public
Terms of environment
"Terms Of Environment" defines in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other Agency documents available to the general public, students, the media, and Agency employees
Visual glossary
An illustrated dictionary of earthquake terms
Weather glossary
Glossary of meteorological and climatological terms
WEBLEX Canada lexicon of Canadian geological names on-line
Provides information about over 12,000 geological names used in Canada
Wotsit.org the programmer's file and data resource
Detailed file formats and data formats for programmers. A large collection of programming resources with detailed information. The place to share useful resources with other programmers


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