General Science Vocabulary

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1. A polysaccharide made from seaweed used to culture bacteria and fungi. agent agamete agar agglutin

2. A marsh at the inlet or outlet of a lake or a river. bayou bead batholith basin

3. A waxy membrane near the nostrils on the beak of some birds. cere cercaria cephalin centriole

4. A generator. It normally creates direct current electricity. durain dynamo duramen dyad

5. Illness found primarily among certain group of people or plants and found primarily in one region. endarch encrinite enantiomorph endemic

6. A unit of frequency equal to 1 trillion Hertz. frenum frill fresnel frond

7. Small granular pellets of snow due to riming (adding a thin layer of ice due to condensation then freezing of water vapor.) gravid graticule graupel gravel

8. The unit of inductance when a current varies at 1 ampere/second and creates an EMF of 1 volt heptad heparin henry herb

9. A number smaller than any positive magnitude yet larger than zero. infinitesimal infinity inferior infradian

10. An exceedingly hot wind from the Sahara Desert that blows into Egypt (usually) in the spring. ketone khamsin kettle kieselguhr

11. The jagged edge of a petal of a flower that forms a fringe. lacmoid lacinia laccolith lachrymal

12. A looping turn on a river running along level ground. medulla meander medium meatus

13. A solution that contains one gram-equivalent of solid for every liter of liquid. nonsense north norite normal

14. A rock that is made up of little spheres of calcium carbonate. oolite operculum opal operand

15. The tubes in a vascular plant through which nutrients pass. phlegm phloem phon pheromone

16. A fifth-degree polynomial. quinone quintal quintic quincunx

17. Similar to a root, this plant structure is a creeping underground stem. rhodoplast rhizome rhodopsin rhizocaul

18. An iron rich black tourmaline. schreibersite sciaenoid schorl scion

19. The unit of pressure that supports one millimeter of a column of mercury. torr torpor torus torque

20. The dark central section of an astronomical body's shadow. unguis unciform uncus umbra

21. The waxy covering of an embryo that protects it from amniotic fluid. verruca venule vernier vernix

22. A diagram that displays various information about the winds at a location. wind rose wind scale windpipe wind chill

23. An anatomical object shaped like a sword, like the cartilage at the end of the sternum. xeric xiphophyllous xerothermic xiphoid

24. A rare-earth metallic element. Atomic number 70. Melts at 1097 degrees K and boils at 1467 degrees K. ytterbium yotta yersinina yttrium

25. A fertilized egg. zwitterion zymogen zygote zymosan