A Glossary of Scientific Terms for General Use


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This glossary is intended to assist the student of scientific works, and the general reader, by giving the etymologies and significations of such words as are peculiar to the various sciences, together with those of common use having special meanings in science -- Preface.







A Glossary of Scientific Terms


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Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.













Glossary of Soil Science Terms 2008


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More than 1800 terms are included in this revised glossary. Subject matter includes soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology and biochemistry, pedology, soil and water management and conservation, forest and range soils, nutrient management and soil and plant analysis, mineralogy, wetland soils, and soils and environmental quality. Two appendices on tabular information and designations for soil horizons and layers also are included.













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