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Scientific
Presentations |
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Presenting
Science - with Case Studies in Information Science,
Biological Science and Material Science, by Dee Worman,
Ph.D. and Md Maruf Hasan, D.Eng. |
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Powerful
Posters
Guidelines by Dr. Pamela Alean-Kirkpatrick for poster presentations
at scientific conferences. |
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Presenting
solutions
A useful guide to effective presentations. |
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The
12 minute talk
A short article from the University of Canberra. |
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Calculators |
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Calculators
On-Line
Over 10,000 calculators for every conceivable use! |
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Measure
4 Measure
A collection of sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate,
and translate. |
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Internet
Terms |
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Glossary
of Internet Terms |
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Netlingo:
The Internet Dictionary
From @ to .zip, you'll find it here. |
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Software |
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LaTeX Resources
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Getting
Started with LaTeX |
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LaTeX
help 1.1
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Guides
to Bibliographic Software |
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UK Online
User Group |
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Oxford
University Bibliographic Workshop |
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Universität
Bielefeld |
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English
Grammar |
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Deadwood
Phrases
Prune those useless phrases! |
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Common
Errors in English
Homonyms, synonyms, mis-spellings and more - a great site! |
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Dictionary.com
Language FAQ
Frequently asked questions on grammar, usage, and style |
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Guide
to Grammar and Writing
An excellent site! |
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Hyphens
and Dashes |
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The
American Book of English Usage
Grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social
groups and scientific forms. |
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World
Wide Words
English Words and phrases - where they came from, how they've
evolved. |
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Heteronyms
Get you homographs, homophones, and homonyms straight! |
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Comma
usage |
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HyperGrammar
Electronic grammar and writing course from the University
of Ottawa. |
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Quotation
marks and punctuation |
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Antagonyms
Single words with contradictory meanings. |
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Capitalization
From the St. Olaf Communications Office. |
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Infoplease's
Guide to Writing & Language
Capitalization,
italicization,
punctuation,
forms
of address, spelling
tips, frequently
misspelled, confused
and misused words, foreign
words and phrases, and common
abbreviations. |
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Essay
Info
Another excellent style guide. Covers abbreviations
and acronyms, addresses,
capitalization,
grammar
myths, numbers,
plurals,
possessives,
punctuation
(&'[]:;,—...!-().?""/),
and spelling.
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British
vs. American English
A series of articles (1
2
3
4
5
6)
from the award-winning Magazine of the Macmillan English
Dictionary. |
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General
Writing Resources |
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Guidelines
from the Writing Center at Harvard |
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Emory
Writing Center Online
Guidelines and materials for writers. |
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The
Elements of Style by William Strunk
A classic. |
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Guide
to Online Citation
From the Columbia Guide to Online Style. |
| • |
Writer's
Resource Center
John Hewitt's tips on writing poetry, craft, technology,
business, reviews and in general. |
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Writing
Tools
A collection of links - part of the Readers' and Writers'
Resource Page. |
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Copyright
Basics
U.S. Copyright Office. |
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Online
Writing Workshops |
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EnglishOnline.Net |
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Business
Writing Center |
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Purdue's
Online Writing Lab |
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Online-Learning.com |
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Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Commission Training at Austin
Community College |
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Gotham
Writers' Workshop |
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Technical
Writing |
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How
to Submit A Scientific Paper to a Journal
SciDev.net. |
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Advice
on Research and Writing - Carnegie Mellon University |
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Technical
Writing: An Online Textbook |
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Writing
Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Letters, résumés, reports, dissertations,
proposals, journal articles, posters, presentations, and
more. |
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Guides
for Better Science Research and Writing
List of Books. |
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APA
- American Psychological Association Style Guide |
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Brint.com
Links to the websites of thousands of journals in all disciplines.
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English
as a Second Language |
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Dave's
ESL Cafe |
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Online
Writing Lab at Purdue
Includes ESL resources. |
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ESL
Resources |
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Lists of
Journals/Instructions for Authors |
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Journal style
guides or instructions for authors are accessible from the
homepages of most journals. |
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ICMJE
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical
Journals
Theses guidelines of the International Committee of Medical
Journal Editors have been adopted by over 500
medical journals. |
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Brint.com
Links to the websites of thousands of journals in all disciplines.
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Biological
Journals and Abbreviations
Abbreviations and full titles for biological and medical
journals, with links to journal websites. |
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Chemistry
Links to the publishers' websites for 750 chemistry journals.
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Earth
Sciences
Links to the websites of 1,000 earth sciences journals.
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Economics
Links to the websites of 1,000 economics journals. |
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Engineering
and Exact Sciences
Links to 3,000 engineering and exact sciences journals.
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Finance
and Banking
Links to the websites of 80 journals in finance. |
| • |
Instructions
to Authors in the Health Sciences
A very useful list of links to over 3,500 journal websites.
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History
Journals
Directory of over 5,000 journals plus other resources. |
| • |
Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Publications
IEEE publishes more than 100 leading journals in computing,
telecommunications, power and dozens of other disciplines.
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Legal
Journals on the Web |
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Life
Sciences Journals |
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MedBioWorld
The largest medical reference site, with 25,000 links to
journals and related information. |
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National
Library of Medicine List of Serials
Titles and abbreviations of the complete NLM index
(over 10,000 biomedical journals), including MEDLINE/PubMed
and Index Medicus. |
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Mathematics
and Statistics Journals
American Mathematical Society's links to the websites
of over 500 mathematics journals. |
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Marketing
and Market Research
Tilburg University, The Netherlands. |
| • |
Physics
Journals
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences. |
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Philosophy
Journals and Related Areas |
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PSYCLINE
2,000+ psychology and social science journals. |
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Machine
Translation |
| • |
Babel
Fish
The best sentence translator. Translate webpages
and full-text between English and French, German, Italian,
Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian.
Also between French and German. |
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InterTran
Translate webpages and full-text among Albanian, Bosnian,
Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech,
Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, Finnish, Flemish,
French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Pilipino/Tagalog, Polish,
Rumanian/Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish,
Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Welsh. |
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Babylon
The best single word translator. Recognizes and translates
among Arabic, Chinese (T), Chinese (S), Dutch, English,
French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Swedish. |
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Search
the internet in your own language |
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TextCat
- Identifies 77 languages |
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Meta-translation
page |
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Respell
English conversion tool
This download translates between American, British, and
Canadian. |
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Dictionaries,
Glossaries, and Thesauri |
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a) General |
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Bartleby.com
Quickly search Roget's Thesaurus and hundreds of other references,
fiction, non-fiction and verse at this excellent site. |
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Scientific
and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations
Wiley, InterScience. |
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McGraw-Hill
Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms |
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yourDictionary.com
Comprehensive site based on American Heritage Dictionary,
4th ed. Includes 300 foreign-language dictionaries, translation,
and links to hundreds of specialty dictionaries. |
| • |
The
Glossarist
Searchable directory of over 6,000 glossaries and topical
dictionaries. |
| • |
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary and Thesaurus |
| • |
OneLook
Dictionaries
Index of more than 5 million words in more than 900 dictionaries.
Includes wildcard word search and reverse dictionary.
OneLook
Specialist Dictionary and Glossary Lists A
OneLook
Specialist Dictionary and Glossary Lists B |
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Wordsmyth
Dictionary-Thesaurus
Completely integrated dictionary-thesaurus with unparalleled
clarity, simplicity, and precision of style. Includes
children's dictionary. |
| • |
Meta-Dictionary
Page
Search Dictionary.com, OneLook, Merriam-Webster, Wordsmyth,
and more all from one page. |
| • |
Cambridge
Dictionaries
Online look-up in any of five dictionaries. |
| • |
AcronymFinder
The web's most comprehensive database of acronyms and abbreviations.
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| • |
Phrase
Finder
Find the meanings and origins of over 1,000 phrases, sayings,
quotes and clichés. Subscription service returns
a list of phrases and sayings that are somehow related to
a search word. |
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EU
Glossary
Up-to-date glossary of terms relating to European integration
and the institutions and activities of the EU, in 12 languages.
Also see Eurojargon.
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A
Dictionary of British Slang |
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US
Slang Dictionary |
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b) Specialty
Dictionaries and Glossaries |
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Agriculture
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| • |
Crop
Science Glossary |
| • |
Dairy
Terms
Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development.
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| • |
Glossary
of Flowers |
| • |
Forage-Related
Terminology and Other Agricultural Dictionaries |
| • |
Glossary
of Rice Terminology |
| • |
Plant
Dictionary |
| • |
Glossary
of Dairy Terms |
| • |
AGRICultural
OnLine Access
AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database created by the National
Agricultural Library and its partners. Searches return
citation information only; no abstracts are available online.
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Archeology
and Anthropology |
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Archeology-Related
Glossaries |
| • |
Paleogeography
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Arts and
Entertainment |
| • |
ArtLex
Visual arts dictionary. |
| • |
On-line
Dictionary of Theatrical Terms |
| • |
Glossary
of Technical Theater Terms |
| • |
Words
of Art
A glossary of theory and criticism for the visual arts.
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Glossary
of Painting Styles |
| • |
Animation
Art Glossary |
| • |
Art
and Experience Glossary |
| • |
A
Glossary of Photographic Terms |
| • |
IMDb
Film Glossary - Internet Movie Database |
| • |
Glossary
of Film Terms |
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Videonics
Video Glossary |
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Colour
Science Glossary |
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Bookbinding
and the Conservation of Books - A Dictionary of Descriptive
Terminology |
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A
Book Collector's Glossary |
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Antiques
Glossary |
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Encyclopedia
of Percussion |
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Music
Technology Glossary |
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Guitar
Nine Records - Glossary
Recording studio terms. |
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The
Rap Dictionary |
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Bay
Area Hip Hop Dictionary |
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Astronomy
and Space |
| • |
Aerospace
Technical Terms |
| • |
Astronomy
Dictionary (AROTN) |
| • |
Astronomical
Terms Glossary |
| • |
Eric
Weisstein's World of Astronomy |
| • |
Solar-Terrestrial
Terms Glossary |
| • |
Space
Terms Glossary |
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Biology
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BioTech
Life Science Dictionary |
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Talking
Genetics Glossary at NHGRI - National Human Genome Research
Institute |
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Oceanography
Glossary |
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The
Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology |
| • |
Glossary
of Rice Terminology |
| • |
Botanical
Terms Dictionary |
| • |
UCMP
Glossary of Natural History Terms
Glossaries in biochemistry,
botany,
cell
biology, ecology,
geology,
life
history, paleogeography,
phylogenetics,
and zoology.
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The
Dictionary of Cell Biology |
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Botanical
Terms Glossary |
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Botanical
Glossary |
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Forestry
Glossary of Terms
Canadian Ministry of Forests |
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Orchid
Terminology |
| • |
Plant
Dictionary (Ohio State University) |
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Plant
Dictionary (Virtual Garden) |
| • |
Zoology
Glossary |
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Business
and Finance |
| • |
Yahoo!
Financial Glossary |
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AICPA
Glossary of Accounting |
| • |
Washington
Post Business Glossary |
| • |
Glossary
of Purchasing Terms |
| • |
Comprehensive
Glossary of Financial Terms |
| • |
List
of Mutual Fund Terms
Definitions for searched terms plus links to articles related
to that term; covers mutual funds plus general investing.
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Basic
Mutual Fund Terms
Basic glossary of mutual fund and investment terms. |
| • |
Glossary
of Futures and Options Terms |
| • |
Finance
Glossary |
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NASDAQ
Stock Market Glossary |
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Home
Loan Glossary |
| • |
eCommerce
Glossaries |
| • |
Mabercom
Financial Glossaries
200 old links to financial, business, and economics glossaries,
in a variety of languages. |
| • |
Direct
Marketing Glossary |
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Chemistry
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| • |
ChemInfo
Science writing aids, databases, networking, and instructional
materials. |
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Bioinorganic
Chemistry Glossary (IUPAC) |
| • |
Chemistry
Dictionary |
| • |
Chemistry
Glossary |
| • |
Medicinal
Chemistry Glossary (IUPAC) |
| • |
Organic
Class Names Glossary (IUPAC) |
| • |
Physical
Organic Chemistry Glossary (IUPAC) |
| • |
Stereochemistry
Basic Terminology (IUPAC) |
| • |
Eric
Weisstein's World of Chemistry |
| • |
English-German
Chemistry Dictionary |
| • |
IUPAC
Compendium of Chemical Terminology |
| • |
Abbreviations
and Symbols for Nucleic Acids, Polynucleotide, and Their
Constituents |
| • |
UBMB
Nomenclature Recommendations
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. |
| • |
Enzyme
Nomenclature Database |
| • |
Chemical
Nomenclature Aids
List of books. |
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Criminology |
| • |
Criminology
Vocabulary |
| • |
Glossary
of Police Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terminology |
| • |
Polex
International Police Lexicon in 7 Languages |
| • |
On-line
Dictionary of Street Drug Slang |
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Dentistry |
| • |
A
Glossary of Dental and Orthodontic Terms |
| • |
Dental
Terminology |
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Engineering,
Environmental, and Geosciences |
| • |
Engineering
and Environmental Glossary |
| • |
Environmental
Glossary (NRDC) |
| • |
Glossary
of Environmental Statistics |
| • |
Info-Mine
Mining Glossary |
| • |
Water
Words Dictionary (Nevada Division of Water Planning) |
| • |
Carbon
Dioxide Information Analysis Center Glossary |
| • |
Indoor
Air Quality Glossary |
| • |
Recycling
Glossary |
| • |
Dictionary
of Petroleum and Oilfield Terminology |
| • |
Geological
and Gem Terminology |
| • |
GeologyLink
Glossary |
| • |
Glacier
Glossary |
| • |
Earthquake
Image Glossary |
| • |
Weather
Glossary for Storm Spotters |
| • |
Glossary
of Nuclear Terms |
| • |
Principal
Metals Glossary |
| • |
UCMP
Glossary of Natural History Terms
Glossaries in biochemistry,
botany,
cell
biology, ecology,
geology,
life history, paleogeography,
phylogenetics,
and zoology.
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| • |
Steel
Terms and Concepts |
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History |
| • |
A
Glossary of World Cultures |
| • |
Glossary
of Military Terms and Slang from the Vietnam War |
| • |
Vietnam
Veteran's Terminology and Slang |
| • |
Knighthood,
Chivalry and Tournament Glossary of Terms |
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Information
and Computer Technology (IT) |
| • |
TechWeb
Technology Encyclopedia
Over 20,000 definitions of technology terms and concepts
|
| • |
Technology
Glossary |
| • |
Novell's
Glossary of Networking Terms |
| • |
IBM
Terminology
Glossary of computing terms, AS/400 Glossary, AIX Glossary,
DB2 Glossary, CICS Glossary, DCE Glossary, Tivoli Glossary.
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| • |
FOLDOC
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing. |
| • |
SAP
Glossary of Terms
The Leading global provider of client/server business software
solutions. |
| • |
O'Reilly
Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Comm. Terms |
| • |
NetLingo
The Internet Language Dictionary. |
| • |
WhatIs?
Information technology reference site. |
| • |
The
Jargon Dictionary Guide to Hacker terms |
| • |
BABEL
A Glossary of Computer Related Abbreviations and Acronyms
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| • |
High
Performance Computing and Communications Glossary |
| • |
AIX
Version 4 Glossary |
| • |
Mathematical
Programming Glossary |
| • |
Sun
Microsystem's Glossary of Java-Related Terms |
| • |
A
Glossary for the Java Language |
| • |
Netscape
Communicator Glossary |
| • |
NETGLOS
Multilingual Glossary of Internet Terms in Croatian, Deutsch,
Ellinika, English, Español, Français, Hrvatski,
Italiano, Hebrew, Hungarian, Maori, Nederlands/Vlaams, Norsk,
Português, Ruskii, and Zhongwen. |
| • |
Multilingual
Glossaries of Internet Terms |
| • |
High
Tech Computer Dictionary |
| |
Technology
Glossary |
| • |
TechDictionary.com
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| • |
Electrical
Glossaries |
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Law |
| • |
The
Web's Legal Dictionary |
| • |
International
Law Dictionary |
| • |
Cornell
Legal Information Institute |
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Linguistics |
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Linguistic
Glossary |
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Literature |
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