Dictionaries

Science and medicine

• A dictionary of biology
  Provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry with feature articles on important topics such as genetically modified organisms
• A Dictionary of chemistry
  It covers all aspects of chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry as well as biographies of key scientists.
• A Dictionary of earth sciences
  The dictionary contains some 6,000 brief entries encompassing climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, petrology, and volcanology.
• A Dictionary of physics
  Covers all of the most commonly encountered terms and concepts of physics as well as biographies of key scientists.
• Dictionary of statistics
  Dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of statistics including terms used in computing, mathematics, operational research, and probability, as well as biographical information on over 200 key figures in the field
• Encyclopedic dictionary of polymers
  Contains more than 7,500 polymeric material terms, including the names of chemicals, processes, formulae, and analytical methods that are used frequently in the polymer and engineering fields.
• Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology
  Provides a comprehensive survey of current biochemistry and molecular biology. The entries are short but informative, providing up-to-date information on a broad range of topics
• Polymers: a property database
  A comprehensive and in-depth collection of properties for a very wide range of polymers, both synthetic and natural.
• The concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics
  The dictionary covers both pure and applied mathematics as well as statistics, and there are entries on major mathematicians and mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos.
• The Oxford illustrated companion to medicine
  A fascinating and authoritative guide to the field of medicine and its specialities.