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| Scientific and Specialised Dictionaries |
| Abbreviations dictionary. 8th ed. R De Sola. Boca Raton (Fl): CRC Press; 1992 |
| Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology. C Morris, editor. San Diego (CA): Academic Press; 1992. Extensive coverage of both single and compound scientific and technical terms (including those of biological nomenclature), but the entry terms often do not show the relevant style conventions (such as italicisation of genus names.) The appendices provide symbols and nomenclature relevant to astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics, as well as a chronology of science since 1403. |
| Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2nd ed. J Stenesh. New York: J Wiley; 1989. |
| Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations. 2nd ed. S Jablonski. Philadelphia (PA): Hanley and Belfus Inc; 1993. |
| Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology. 2nd ed. P Singleton and D Sainsbury. New York: J Wiley; 1993. |
| A Dictionary of Scientific Units: including dimensionless numbers and scales. HG Jerrard and DB McNeil. London: Chapman & Hall; 1992 |
| A Dictionary of Statistical Terms. 5th ed. FHC Marriot. Essex, England: Longman Scientific and Technical; 1990. |
| The Facts on File Dictionary of Science. EB Uvarov, A Isaacs. New York: Facts on File; 1986. |
| The Language of Biotechnology: a dictionary of terms. JM Walker, ME Cox. Washington: American Chemical Society; 1988. |
| McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2003. Similar to the Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology (see annotation above), but with more illustrations. |
| The Macmillan Dictionary of Measurement. M Darton, J Clark. New York: Macmillan; 1994. This comprehensive dictionary covers in detail archaic, nonscientific, and scientific units of measurement, units of currency, and many related topics difficult to find in other sources. |
| The Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors. Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press; 1991 A much smaller dictionary than the Academic Press and McGraw-Hill dictionaries, but it could probably answer most editorial queries, notably for explanations of symbols and abbreviations. |
| The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press; 1992 A compact but comprehensive dictionary with obvious emphasis on abbreviations of British origin but amply covering abbreviations from the Commonwealth countries and the United States. Scientific abbreviations and symbols are well represented; conventions such as italicisation and boldfacing are stipulated where appropriate, but the conventions are not applied to the entry letters. Notably useful for the abbreviations representing academic diplomas and degrees, honorific titles, and military ranks. |
| Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 25th ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1990. Carries definitions of terms relevant to bacteriology, biochemistry, and virology in addition to strictly medical terms. Does not apply some scientific style conventions, such as italicisation of genus and species names. |
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 30th ed. Saunders: Newman; 2003 Contains a number of terms not in Stedman's. Contains appendices on medical etymology, abbreviations used in medicine, symbols, variations in anatomical nomenclature, list of phobias, table of elements, weights and measures and conversion tables, a selection of surgical equipment, cancer stages, and reference intervals for the interpretation of laboratory tests. |