The Language of Science
When reading your text book, often there are terms that are brand new to you. Sometimes the reason why some students find it hard to understand science is because of all the hard words involved in the learning process. Scientific vocabulary is a hodge podge of little words that are linked together to create and have different meanings. If you learn the meanings of the little words, you should find scientific vocabulary much easier to understand.
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Words:
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Meaning:
___________________________________________ not or non middle inner, inside needing oxygen or air against both, doubly water joint self two, twice, or double life, living head green color killer, kill, killing cell skin two, double outer, external internal above stomach origin, beginning plants blood above below within, inside disease, inflammation side study of break down measurement one, single form small large many foot dislike, fear like form first light many to make lesser, below eat, consume different alike, similar water heat three animal |