With over 22,000 entries, Henderson’s Dictionary of Biology is the most comprehensive on the market. It continues to be an essential reference for students, teachers and researchers within any of the biological sciences.

Preface to the Sixteenth Edition Abbreviations Units and Conversions SI Prefixes Greek Alphabet Common Latin and Greek Noun Endings THE DICTIONARY Appendices 1. An Outline of the Plant Kingdom (Domain Eukarya) 2. An Outline of the Kingdom Fungi (Domain Eukarya) 3. An Outline of the Animal Kingdom (Domain Eukarya) 4. An Outline of the Protists (Domain Eukarya) 5. An Outline of the Domain Bacteria 6. An Outline of the Domain Archaea 7. Virus Families 8. Geological Timescale 9. Etymological Origins of Some Common Word Elements in Biology

Henderson’s Dictionary of Biology   Sixteenth Edition   Edited by Eleanor Lawrence   With over 22,000 entries, Henderson’s Dictionary of Biology is the most comprehensive on the market. It continues to be an essential reference for students, teachers and researchers within any of the biological sciences.   This sixteenth edition includes over 200 new definitions such as new DNA techniques and statistical terms. Many of the existing definitions have also been updated to reflect the very latest developments in the field.   Features Over 22,000 entries including many new and updated entries Clear definitions and additional explanations Covers a wide range of topics within the biological sciences, Includes simplified, up-to-date classification tables for the kingdoms of living organisms   Eleanor Lawrence is a freelance science writer and editor, and co-author of Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science.  

Over 22,000 entries including many new and updated entries Clear definitions and additional explanations Covers a wide range of topics within the biological sciences, Includes simplified, up-to-date classification tables for the kingdoms of living organisms

This sixteenth edition includes over 200 new definitions such as new DNA techniques and statistical terms. Many of the existing definitions have also been updated to reflect the very latest developments in the field.