Science words

anthropophony

Sounds produced by human activity, such as traffic, machinery, or industry, as opposed to…

bioacousticians

Scientists who study the sounds produced by, or affecting, living organisms and how these…

biophony

The collection of sounds produced by living organisms within a particular habitat or…

geophony

Sounds occurring in a natural environment that are produced by non-biological, inanimate…

infrasonic

Refers to sound waves with frequencies below the lower limit of human hearing, typically…

piezoelectric

Relating to the generation of electric charge in certain materials in response to applied…

alkene

A type of hydrocarbon molecule containing at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond,…

abiotic

Relating to or resulting from non-living physical and chemical processes rather than…

acetaldehyde

A simple, volatile organic compound belonging to the aldehyde family that is often used…

aliphatic

Relating to or denoting organic chemical compounds in which carbon atoms form open chains…

orthophosphate

A chemical compound derived from phosphoric acid, specifically a salt or ester containing…

alluvial

Relating to or consisting of alluvium, which is clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by…

thiocyanate

A specific chemical compound that can be detected in biological samples, such as human…

electromagnetism

The branch of physics concerned with the interactions between electric charges and…

substorm

A brief, intense period of disturbance in Earth's magnetosphere that causes a dramatic…

calomel

A chemical compound (mercurous chloride) used in a standard electrode to provide a stable…

transpassive

A state in electrochemical corrosion where a protective surface film breaks down and the…

ambipolar

Relating to a process in plasma or ionized gas where two different types of charge…

diazenylium

A positively charged molecular ion with the chemical formula N2H+.

monodeuterated

A chemical state where exactly one hydrogen atom in a molecule has been replaced by its…

technosphere

The complex, global system of technological structures, infrastructure, and industrial…

homeostatic

Relating to the ability or tendency of a living organism or system to maintain internal…

superorganism

A large-scale, complex collective composed of many individual members or biological…

barrow

An ancient burial mound consisting of a hill of earth and stones raised over a grave.

reexcavated

To dig up or explore an archaeological site again after it had been excavated previously.

safflower

A yellow-flowered thistle-like plant, long cultivated for its seeds which produce edible…

sublimated

The process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through the liquid…

basaltic

Relating to or consisting of basalt, a common dark, fine-grained volcanic rock formed…

feldspathic

Relating to, or containing feldspar, which is the most abundant group of rock-forming…

isotopic

Relating to isotopes, which are variants of a particular chemical element that have the…

exosphere

The outermost layer of a planet's atmosphere, where gases are so sparse that particles…

mineralogical

Relating to the scientific study of minerals, particularly their composition, structure,…

photoelectron

An electron that is emitted from a material when light or other electromagnetic radiation…

radiometer

An instrument used for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy, such as…

thermophysical

Relating to the physical properties of a material, specifically how its physical state or…

hadal

Relating to or inhabiting the deepest parts of the ocean, typically found in trenches at…

bathyscaphe

A free-diving, self-propelled deep-sea submersible vessel designed to reach extreme ocean…

chemosynthetic

Relating to the biological process of synthesizing organic compounds using energy derived…

kbar

A unit of pressure equal to one thousand bars, commonly used in scientific and industrial…

osmolyte

A small solute molecule that helps living cells maintain their volume and water balance,…

tetrahedral

Relating to or having the shape of a tetrahedron, a solid figure with four triangular…

trimethylamine

A chemical compound that, in its derivative form (trimethylamine N-oxide, or TMAO), helps…

equatorward

Directed or moving toward the equator.

archosaurs

A diverse group of reptiles including dinosaurs, birds, crocodiles, and pterosaurs, that…

archosauriforms

A group of reptiles that includes the common ancestor of both crocodiles and dinosaurs,…

ectotherms

Animals that rely on external environmental sources to regulate their body temperature,…

endotherms

Animals that are capable of maintaining a stable internal body temperature through…

rockfalls

The sudden descent of detached boulders or masses of rock from a steep slope or cliff,…