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

4. Science Terms

Distinctions, Restrictions, and Confusions
 
THE NOTES in this chapter 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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