Many of the scientific terms found in the abstracts, articles and lay translations presented on our site are included in this section. We are continually adding terminology found in both new and existing documents.
Zinc.
Named after the Swedish physicist, Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874), a unit of length used for atomic dimensions and light wavelengths; it is defined in terms of the wavelength of the red line of cadmium but is nominally equivalent to 10-10 meter. Symbol Å. Called also "angstrom."
Zinc.
A region or area, especially one with specific characteristics or boundary; called also zona.
The synaptic stage of the first meiotic prophase in which the two leptotene chromosomes undergo pairing by the formation of synaptonemal complexes to form a bivalent structure. Called also amphitene .
1. A zone: an encircling region or area.
2. Herpes zoster.
3. A general term for an area with a specific boundary or characteristics.
Any of several methods of electrophoresis in which an inert support medium holds the molecules as they migrate in the conducting medium, thus preventing convection and diffusion.
A proenzyme, particularly of a proteolytic enzyme.
Fascicular zone: the thick middle layer of the adrenal cortex; it is the major source of glucocorticoids.
Any microorganism of the genus Zoogloea.
The wavelengths of the light absorbed by a substance are the same as those given off by it when luminous. See also "angstrom."
Of the nature of a zone.
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, occurring in a gelatinous macroscopic flocculant mass and found in water and sewage.
As "zoogloea" - zooglea.
Named after the Swedish physicist, Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874), a unit of length used for atomic dimensions and light wavelengths; it is defined in terms of the wavelength of the red line of cadmium but is nominally equivalent to 10-10 meter. Symbol Å. Called also "angstrom."
Zonal.
The fertilized ovum; the cell resulting from union of a male and a female gamete (sperm and ovum). More precisely, the cell after synapsis at the completion of fertilization until first cleavage. Also, used loosely to refer to the fertilized ovum and early derivatives for an indefinite period.