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Henderson’s
Dictionary of
BIOLOGY
Fourteenth Edition
Edited by Eleanor Lawrence
With over 22,000 entries covering terms from all areas of the biological sciences,
Henderson’s Dictionary of Biology continues to be the most comprehensive, up-to-date
and relevant volume of its kind. The fourteenth edition of this classic dictionary has
been updated in response to changes in the core life-sciences fields and includes new
terms from bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics.
KEY FEATURES
• clear definitions and additional explanations
• describes and explains terms from the full range of biological sciences
• includes new terms since the last edition, such as biodiesel, ficolins, hominin,
intelligent design, pyrosequencing, quantitative PCR, quantum dots, quorum
sensing and translational research
• includes simplified, up-to-date classification tables for the kingdoms of
living organisms
• new appendix detailing the Geological Timescale
Henderson’s Dictionary of Biology continues to provide an essential reference for
students of any of the biological sciences and for teachers and researchers.
Eleanor Lawrence is a freelance science writer and editor, and co-author of
Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science.
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Henderson’s
Dictionary of
BIOLOGY
Fourteenth Edition
Edited by Eleanor Lawrence
Lawrence
Fourteenth
Edition
Dictionary of
BIOLOGY
Henderson’s
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First published 1920
Eighth edition 1963
Ninth edition 1979
Tenth edition 1989
Eleventh edition 1995
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Appendix 8: The Geological Timescale, from Lawrence, E., Jackson, R.W. and
Jackson, J.M. (1998)
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Henderson’s dictionary of biology / [edited by] Eleanor Lawrence.-- 14th ed.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-50579-8
1. Biology--Dictionaries. I. Title: Dictionary of biology. II. Lawrence, Eleanor, 1949-
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