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Thesauri
- Acronym Finder
- Acronyms II
Also contains emoticon list; country codes; file extensions / formats.
- Acronyms for Health Information Resources
- Acronyms, symbols, abbreviations
Scientific and technical
- Dictionary of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problems
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Alternative Dictionaries
Multilingual cooperative collection of international slang
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Fourth edition, 2000.
- American Sign Language
- AmphibiaWeb
".. search and retrieve information relating to amphibian biology and conservation."
- Anthromorphemics
Anthropology Glossary
University of California Santa Barbara
- Anthropology Dictionary
- Anthropology Glossary
- Archaic Medical Terms
- Area Code / Country Code finder
- ATM Glossary
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus
J. Paul Getty Institute.
- BABEL
Computer Abbreviations & Acronyms
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- BIOSIS
Several indices, glossaries, nomenclature, and thesauri for zoology, biology.
- BloomsburyMagazine Research Centre
"...a free online database of reference books, containing some 17,000 cross-referenced entries."
- BRENDA
Searchable Enzyme database.
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- CKnow
Computer Knowledge. Abbreviations / acronymns and their definitions; file extensions; virus tutorial
- Columbia Encyclopedia 6th edition
Bartleby
- CrashDATABASE
Searchable database of every air accident involving 10 or more fatalities since 1970.
- Defense Glossary - Jane's
- Dental Terms
- The Devil's Dictionary
The classic tongue-in-cheek dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
DANFS
Over 7,000 ship histories, from 1959 to 1991
- Dictionary of Computing
- Dictionary of Philosophical Terms
- DINOFLAJ
Dinoflagellate Classification Database
- E-Conflict
World encyclopedia with anthems, flags, and maps
- Electronics Dictionary
- Elementymology
A new twist on the periodic table. Find the etymology of element names in 50 languages!
- Encarta
Microsoft Encarta Encylopedia Online
- Encyberpedia
- Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
- Encyclopedia of the Blues
The Blue Flame Cafe
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Encyclopedia of the Celts
- Encyclopedia of Cooking Esoterica
- Encylopedia of Law and Economics
- Encyclopedia of Plants and Botanical dictionary
- Entomological Glossary
- Ethnologue - 14th Edition. 2000
Catalogue of over 6,000 languages
- EuroDicAutom
Translation of terms into various European languages.
- FishBase
Information on over 23,000 species, comprehensive searching.
Link to LarvaBase.
- Flags of the world FOTW
Vexillology - the study of flags. This site has everything you want to know.
- Food Glossary
Pearl's Pantry
- Fuel Property Database
US Dept. of Energy
"The database includes data on various physical; chemical; operational; and
environmental, safety, and health properties."
- Gardening / Horticulture
- GeneCards
"..a database of human genes, their products and their involvement in diseases."
".. of interest in the context of functional genomics and proteomics."
- Genetic Terms
- Genomics Glossaries and Taxonomies
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
- The Glossarist
A glossary metasite - ~4577 to choose from!
- Google search retail catalogs
Beta search numerous distributor / retail catalogs.
- Graphic Design & Web Page Design Terms
- Great Lakes Shipping Database
Registry number, year built, final disposition, company, physical measurements, name of shipbuilders, and additional remarks.
Searchable by keyword with modifiers.
- Hacker Jargon
- Health and Safety Data
National Toxicology Program (US)
Over 2,000 chemicals listed.
- Home and Real Estate Glossary
- Horticultural Dictionary
National Gardening Association
- IT Glossaries - French
- Insurance Glossary
- Intelligence Glossary
Official CIA glossary
- IOPI Database of Plant Databases
International Organization for Plant Information DPD
"..a global list of plant databases.."
- International Plant Names Index
IPNI
"...a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants."
- Internet Anagram Server
- Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms
- Internet Terminology - French (OLF)
Follow the link for "Terminologie d'Internet"
- Internet2 Glossary (I2)
- Interrupt Execution Cycle
The basis of most CPU usage explained in a clear manner. Also includes a glossary of terms.
- ISDN Glossary
- IUBMB Nomenclature
International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemical and organic symbols, terminology, nomenclature
Links to other related glossaries.
- IUPAC Nomenclature
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Phane, stereochemistry, physical organic chemistry, more.
- 'Lectric Law Library
Reference Room
Lexicon and Topical Areas
- Legal Dictionary
- MacroReference
By the same author as the "MicroReference" below
A huge collection of "macro" topics
- Medicinal Chemistry Glossary
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- MedTerms
- Medword Transcription Terminology
Foundation for learning medical terminology
- Merriam-Webster's
- MLA-style citation of electronic sources
- MicroReference
A very comprehensive collection of topics and terms
- Multidiscipline Dictionaries
University of Nice, France
Many in French. Covers numerous scientific disciplines. Synonym and acronym lists.
- Multilingual Dictionaries
- Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
- National Adult Literacy Database - Canada
- Nautical Terms
- Net Glossary
- NetLingo
Interent and World Wide Web terminology
- Nuclear terms
World Nuclear Association
- ODLIS
Online Dictionary of Library & Information Science
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- OneLook
461 searchable dictionaries
- The Phobia List
- Phrase Finder
- Plasma Physics
Over 3600 terms.
- Poetic Terms - Glossary
- Press 1
Resource for Journalists
- Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Ready Reference Using the Internet
A large collection of pointers to topical areas.
- Re: Quest dot Net
- Reverse Dictionary
Casey's Snow Day
- Rubricon
Russian meta-site of dictionaries, encyclopedias.
Russian language only
- Science Reference Room
Index to Physical, Chemical and Other Property Data
Arizona State University - Noble Library
".. an index to selected library and Internet resources that
contain chemical, physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, toxicological, and safety
data."
- SIBMAS
International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
- Skin Cancer Glossary
- Slang - Dictionary
Heavy UK flavour.
- A collection of Smiley Dictionaries (emoticons)
Thanks to Elizabeth for the update :)
- Soap Maker's Glossary
Coconut Coast Natural Products
- Statistics
- Stock Market
- Storage Networking Technology
From the Storage Networking Industry Association
- Taxonomy of Flowering Plants
Botany 301 - Texas A & M University
- TechDictionary
"...computer, Internet and telecommunications terms, acronyms, emoticons or smilies, chat abbreviations, filename extensions, HTML tags, and domain suffixes."
- Technical Analysis Terms
- Thought for Today Quotation Archive
Archives from 1994 to present
Collection of Quotation sites and Quotes.
- Time and Frequency Glossary
- Trading Terms
- Translating Dictionaries
- Vascular Plant Type Catalog
New York Botanical Garden
Over 75,000 plants will eventually be available.
- UK 2002
Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Formerly "Britain Yearbook".
- Virus Encyclopedia
- Water Words
NEVADA DIVISION OF WATER PLANNING
Technical Water, Water Quality, Environmental, and Water-Related Terms.
- A Web of Online Dictionaries
Over 600 dictionaries in 150 languages.
- Web design glossary
- Webopoedia
Computer dictionary for Internet terms and technical support.
- What is ... - Internet glossary
- William Shakespeare - Complete Works
- WordNet
An electronic lexical database for English.
- Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus
- World Wide Words
Word histories and curiosities.
- Wyrme's Encyclopedia of Knighthood
- Zoology Terms / Nomenclature
BIOSIS
Lots of other zoology resources.
