Ready Reference:
Miscellaneous Dictionaries
| TITLE: |
Acronym
Dictionary |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A searchable index for acronyms of organizations. |
| KEYWORDS: |
acronyms, organizations, institutions |
| TITLE: |
Acronym
Finder |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"Look up 130,000+ acronyms/abbreviations & their meanings. A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military."--Title screen. |
| KEYWORDS: |
acronyms, computer, technology, telecommunication, military |
| TITLE: |
Acronym
Lookups |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A keyword searchable meta-index for acronyms, including NASA,
health-related and military acronyms. |
| KEYWORDS: |
acronyms |
| TITLE: |
BioTech's Life Science
Dictionary |
| CREATOR: |
Indiana University. Indiana Institute for Molecular and
Cellular Biology. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Contains dictionary of terms dealing with biochemistry,
biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics; tems relating to ecology, limnology,
pharmacology, toxicology and medicine; terms for medically- and
biotechnologically-relevant organisms such as bacteria, worms, fungi, and some plants.
Don't expect to find common or exotic animals here though. |
| E-MAIL: |
feedback@biotech.icmb.utexas.edu |
| KEYWORDS: |
life science, biotechnology, medical science |
| TITLE: |
Dictionary
of Symbolism |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"This symbolism dictionary endeavors to provide some
possible cultural significances of various symbols, and suggest ways in which those
symbols may have been used in context. Most symbols are not code signals, like traffic
lights, where red means stop and green means go, but part of a complex language in which
green can mean jealousy or fertility or even both, depending on context."--Title
screen. Both searchable index and alphabetical listing are available. |
| KEYWORDS: |
dictionary, symbolism |
| TITLE: |
Easton's Bible Dictionary |
| DESCRIPTION: |
An alphabetical list of Bible terms, names, places and their
definitions developed by Wheaton College. |
| KEYWORDS: |
dictionary, bible |
| TITLE: |
The On-line Medical Dictionary |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"OMD is a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham
Dark ... and contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine,
molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. It
includes: acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards, institutions, projects,
eponyms, history, in fact anything to do with medicine or science."--About. |
| E-MAIL: |
Dr Graham Dark, dark@www.graylab.ac.uk |
| KEYWORDS: |
medical dictionary |
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