Hi, my name is Maili. I am a young student currently studying natural sciences at Ahuntsic College. To help some people understand what the field of science is, I have prepared a glossary. Some words can confuse us in science and that is why I will help you with their definitions. Maybe some students will leave more interested because of my glossary. I chose words that are sometimes complicated to understand or simply words surrounding this field of study that could be useful to know.
anthropology
noun
The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Example: Sir Edward Tylor (ANTHROPOLOGY 1881)explored the evolution of culture through the doctrine of 'survivals' and explored schemes of magic, religion and science, particularly the progression in societies from animism to polytheism to monotheism.
en: anthropologie
bioinformatics
noun
The science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes.
Example: The computational efforts have being rapidly extended in biological science, especially in genomics and sequence analysis, and derived an independent scientific discipline called bioinformatics.
en: bio informatique
botany
noun
The branch of biology that studies plants.
Example: We arrive thus at the essential aim of geographical botany, which, as stated by Schimper, is an inquiry into the causes of differences existing among the various floras.
en: botanique
cellule
noun
The basic subunit of any living organism; the simplest unit that can exist as an independent living system.
Example: Doctors discovered cancer cells.
en: cellule
centrifuge
noun
A machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (cream from milk) or liquids from solids.
Example: As it is difficult to separate the small fat globules in homogenized (sterilized) milk, it is advisable to re-centrifuge after warming in the 65 degree Celsius baths until it reaches a maximum.
en: centrifuge
cloning
verb
The processes used to create an exact genetic replica of another cell, tissue or organism.
Example: Cloning is a technique that allows DNA to be removed from an organism and placed into a different host where it can propagate.
en: clonage
denaturation
noun
Denaturation defines the unfolding or breaking up of a protein, modifying its standard three-dimensional structure.
Example: Chemical changes that can be detected during freezing and frozen storage are protein denaturation, lipid oxidation, enzyme browning, flavor deterioration, and degradation of pigments and vitamins.
en: dénaturation
ecosysteme
noun
It's a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Example: As the animals move inland to search for other food sources, a significant disruption of the ecosystem and food chain occurs.
en: écosystème
enzyme
noun
A substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
Example: Iron is essential for important enzyme reactions, growth, and maintaining a healthy immune system.
en: enzyme
experiment
noun
It's a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
Example: Scientific theories are derived in some rigorous way from the facts of experience acquired by observation and experiment.
en: expérience
genetics
noun
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
Example: It is this perspective on the genetics of that has provided an entry - point into our understanding of the latter's probable association with creativity.
en: génétique
macro molecule
noun
A very large molecule (as of a protein, nucleic acid, or rubber) built up from smaller chemical structures compare micromolecule.
Example: Thus, vesicles were produced in which pieces of naked DNA of a sufficient length to generate specific macro molecule generating systems, were caught and incorporated.Example of macro molecule, proteins, lipids etc
en: macromolécule
microscope
noun
An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times.
Example: For the purpose of clarity without venturing off-topic into the debate concerning equitable compensation, we call on the aid of 'a powerful legal microscope and employ alternate nomenclature that has been provided elsewhere.
en: microscope
molecule
noun
A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
Example: Essentially all events in biology require one molecule binding to another.
en: molécule
test tube
noun
A thin glass tube closed at one end, used to hold small amounts of material for laboratory testing or experiments.
Example: When the substances were combined by melting them in a test tube a small element of the glass may have also melted and combined with the substances.
