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title	:	A Dictionary of Biology Oxford Paperback Reference
author	:
publisher	:	Oxford University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0192800329
print isbn13	:	9780192800329
ebook isbn13	:	9780585287935
language	:	English
subject	Biology--Dictionaries.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	QH302.5.D5 1996eb
ddc	:	570/.3
subject	:	Biology--Dictionaries.

Page i OXFORD PAPERBACK REFERENCE A Dictionary of Biology

Page ii Oxford Paperback Reference The most authoritative and up-to-date reference books for both students and the general reader. Abbreviations Linguistics ABC of Music Literary Terms Accounting Mathematics Archaeology* Medical Dictionary Architecture* Medicines* Art and Artists Modern Quotations Art Terms* Modern Slang Astronomy Music Bible Nursing Biology Opera Botany Operatic Characters* Business Philosophy Card Games Physics Chemistry Plant-Lore Christian Church Political Biography* Classical Literature Politics Classical Mythology* Popes Colour Medical Dictionary Proverbs Colour Science Dictionary* Psychology* Computing Quotations Dance* Sailing Terms Dates Saints Earth Sciences Science Ecology Shakespeare* Economics Ships and the Sea Engineering* Sociology English Etymology Superstitions English Language* Theatre English Literature Twentieth-Century Art* English Place-Names Twentieth-Century History* Euphemisms Twentieth-Century Poetry Film* Weather Facts Finance Women Writers First Names Word Games Food and Nutrition World Mythology Fowler's Modern English Usage Writers' Dictionary Geography Zoology King's English Law *forthcoming

Page iii A Dictionary of Biology Third Edition

Page iv OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogot Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Chennai Dares Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris So Paulo Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw with associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Market House Books Ltd. 1985, 1900, 1996 First published 1985 as A Concise Dictionary of Biology Second edition 1990 Third edition 1996 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available ISBN 0-19-280032-9 10 9 8 7 Printed in Great Britain by Cox and Wyman Ltd, Reading, Berkshire

Page v Preface This dictionary is derived from the Concise Science Dictionary, first published by Oxford University Press in 1984 (third edition, 1996). It consists of all the entries relating to biology and biochemistry in this dictionary, together with those entries relating to geology that are required for an understanding of palaeontology and soil science and a few entries relating to physics and chemistry that are required for an understanding of the physical and chemical aspects of biology (including laboratory techniques for analysing biological material). It also includes a selection of the words used in medicine and palaeoanthropology. For this new edition over 1500 new entries have been added, including terms in molecular genetics and biotechnology (including genetic engineering) to reflect recent advances in these fields. In addition, the coverage of human biology, environmental science, and food technology and production has been expanded in accordance with the requirements of the GCSE and A-level biology syllabuses. Taxonomic entries have been updated to reflect the five-kingdom system of classification, now widely accepted and taught, and many phyla have been included as new entries. Over 60 new illustrations have been added for this third edition. An asterisk placed before a word used in an entry indicates that this word can be looked up in the dictionary and will provide further explanation or clarification. However, not every word that appears in the dictionary has an asterisk placed before it. Some entries simply refer the reader to another entry, indicating either that they are synonyms or abbreviations or that they are most conveniently explained in one of the dictionary's longer articles. Synonyms and abbreviations are usually placed within brackets immediately after the headword. Terms that are explained within an entry are highlighted by being printed in italic type.

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