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Short Definitions

These resources provide one to two sentence definitions of the most common scientific concepts. 
Ref = Hunter Library Reference Section

Thompson Gale Science Glossary 

A Dictionary of Biology

Science and Technology Encyclopedia - Ref Q121.S34 2000    

Facts on File Dictionary of Biology - Ref QH302.5.F38 1999  

Dictionary of Biology - Ref QH302.5.I53 1999 

Thorough Overviews

These resources provide anywhere from a several paragraphs to several pages of information. 
Ref = Hunter Library Reference Section

Gale Encyclopedia of Science

Science Resource Center:  choose “topic overview” from the Document Type drop-down box

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences - Ref QH302.5 .E54 2002

McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - Ref Q121.M3 2002 

Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia - Ref Q121.V3 2002 

Concise Encyclopedia Biology - Ref QH302.5.A2313 1996