Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Depto. de Letras, Programa de Inglês Disciplina: Língua Inglesa 8A

Centro de Artes e Comunicação Professor: Dr. João Sedycias Código da Disciplina: LE 627

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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.

S c i e n c e    T e r m s

Distinctions, Restrictions, and Confusions

 
The notes in this section discuss familiar words that have specific or specialized meanings in science and scientific terms that are easy to confuse. The chapter Word Choice discusses a few technical terms, such as methodology, paradigm, and parameter, that have been adapted for more generalized use.

1. abductor / adductor
2. absorption / adsorption
3. accuracy / precision
4. albumin / albumen
5. amount / concentration / level
6. atomic / nuclear
7. author / writer
8. average / arithmetic mean / median / mode
9. axiom / postulate / theorem / corollary / hypothesis
10. bit / byte
11. bug / insect
12. Calorie / calorie
13. catalyst / enzyme / vitamin
14. cement / concrete
15. centrifugal / centripetal / inertia
16. Centigrade / Celsius / Kelvin
17. characteristic / trait
18. conduction / convection / radiation
19. congenital / heritable
20. contagious / infectious
21. diffuse / infuse / perfuse
22. dissolve / melt
23. endemic / epidemic
24. entropy
25. exon / intron / axon
26. fluid / liquid / gas
27. frequency / pitch / pitch class
28. fruit / vegetable
29. genotype / karyotype / phenotype
30. germ / microbe / microorganism
31. heat / temperature
32. law / theory
33. mass / weight
34. matter / substance / material
35. meteor / meteorite / meteoroid
36. mitosis / meiosis
37. rad / rem / roentgen / gray / sievert
38. reflection / refraction
39. renin / rennet / rennin
40. revolve / rotate
41. solar year / sidereal year / apogee / perigee
42. stalactite / stalagmite
43. transcription / translation
44. turgor / torpor
45. xylem / phloem

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