var linktext=new Array()
linktext["billion"]="one thousand million"
linktext["billions"]="a billion is one thousand million"
linktext["cosmologists"]="scientists who study the whole universe"
linktext["mysterious"]="unable to be explained or understood; puzzling"
linktext["mass"]="amount of matter in a body"
linktext["published"]="printed and sold"
linktext["journal "]="magazine in which experts report their work"


linktext["2nd century BC"]="between 100 and 199 years before the birth of Christ"
linktext["abandoned"]="left behind; given up"
linktext["abandon"]="leave behind; give up"
linktext["abdomen"]="rear part of an insect\’s body, which consists of head, thorax and abdomen "
linktext["ablation"]="wearing away of a surface"
linktext["abrupt"]="sudden"
linktext["absolute"]="complete; not restricted"
linktext["absolute zero"]="the lowest temperature anything can have"
linktext["absorb"]="take in; swallow up; make part of itself"
linktext["absorb "]="take in; make part of itself"
linktext["absorb"]="take in; make part of itself"
linktext["absorbing"]="taking in; making part of itself"
linktext["absorbed"]="taken in; made part of itself"
linktext["abundance"]="relative quantity or amount"
linktext["abundant"]="plentiful"
linktext["academic"]="person who teaches and does research in a university "
linktext["accelerate"]="speed up"
linktext["accelerated"]="speeded up"
linktext["accelerating"]="speeding up or slowing down"
linktext["acceleration"]="rate of increase of speed"
linktext["access"]="ability to get to and use"
linktext["access"]="ability to reach and use"
linktext["according to"]="as stated by"
linktext["accordingly"]="in the way that is required; in proportion"
linktext["accounted"]="was the reason"
linktext["accuracy"]="how close a measurement is to the true value of the thing measured"
linktext["accurate"]="with very small error"
linktext["accurately"]="with very small error"
linktext["achieved"]="arrived at after effort"
linktext["achievement"]="something gained by effort"
linktext["acoustic"]="to do with sound"
linktext["activate"]="make active"
linktext["activating"]="making active"
linktext["activity"]="lively action"
linktext["activity"]="being active"
linktext["adapt"]="change to suit a new state of things"
linktext["adaptable"]="able to change to suit a new situation"
linktext["adaptation "]="adjusting to conditions"
linktext["adaptations"]="changes that happen through evolution"
linktext["adapted"]="changed to suit a new state of things"
linktext["adapted"]="adusted to the environment through evolution"

linktext["adaptive"]="able to adapt"
linktext["adaptive"]="helping a living thing to be well adapted to its surroundings; providing an evolutionary advantage"

linktext ["additional"]="extra"
linktext["adequately"]="well enough"
linktext["ADHD"]="condition of children in which they pay less attention and are more active than most people"
linktext ["adhere"]="stick to"
linktext["adhering "]="sticking"
linktext["adjust"]="change slightly"
linktext["adjusted"]="changed slightly"
linktext["admixture"]="something added, especially in a small amount"
linktext["adolescence"]="late childhood just before becoming an adult"
linktext["advance"]="given before"
linktext["advance"]="step forward"
linktext["advanced"]="far along in progress "
linktext["advanced"]="far along in progress"
linktext["advantage"]="something useful or helpful"
linktext["advantage "]="something useful or helpful"
linktext["adverse"]="harmful"
linktext["adversely"]="harmfully; in a damaging way"
linktext["aerobic"]="occurring in the presence of oxygen"
linktext["aerodynamic"]="flying"
linktext["aerodynamics"]="the science of the motion of air and the forces on bodies moving through it"
linktext["affected"]="made to change"
linktext["affinity"]="attraction"
linktext["aggregate"]="gather together"
linktext["aggression"]="aggressive behaviour"
linktext["aggressive"]="likely to attack people"
linktext["aggressiveness"]="acting as if likely to attack people, in words or actions"
linktext["agriculture"]="cultivating the soil and rearing animals; farming"
linktext["agricultural"]="to do with cultivating the soil and rearing animals; farming"

linktext["AIDS"]="acquired immune deficiency syndrome; set of diseases that attack a body weakened by HIV"
linktext ["albedo"]="reflectivity; the fraction of light or other radiation reflected by an object"
linktext["alga"]="singular of alga"
linktext["algae"]="varied group of plants, from single-celled to large seaweeds"
linktext ["algal bloom"]="very sudden increase in numbers of particular algae "
linktext["algorithm"]="step by step process for solving a problem"
linktext["alien"]="strange and different"
linktext["alignment"]="lining up"
linktext["allegedly"]="not proved yet"
linktext["alleviate"]="make less severe"
linktext["alloy"]="metal blended with some other substance to give it special qualities"
linktext ["alternately"]="one after the other"
linktext["alternative"]="one of two or more possibilities"
linktext["alternatives"]="other ways of doing something"
linktext["altruistic"]="thinking and caring for others (opposite of selfish)"
linktext["Alzheimer"]="illness that destroys nerve cells in the brain and leads to increasing loss of memory"
linktext["Alzheimer's"]="illness that destroys nerve cells in the brain and leads to increasing loss of memory"
linktext["amber"]="a hard, yellowish fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is often used to make beads"
linktext["ambient"]="in the surrounding area"
linktext["ambitious"]="needing full use of abilities and resources;challenging"
linktext["amicably"]="in a friendly way"
linktext["amino acid"]="any of a number of molecules, made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, found in living things; the building blocks of proteins"
linktext ["ammonoids"]="any of a group of extinct cephalopods that are often found as fossils"
linktext["amnesia"]="loss of memory"
linktext["amniotic fluid"]="watery liquid that surrounds an embryo"
linktext ["amylase"]="an enzyme produced in the mouth that helps break down starch"
linktext["analogy"]="comparison between two things that are alike in some ways"
linktext["analysed"]="studied the parts something is made of, and how they work together"
linktext["analysing"]="studying the parts something is made of, and how they work together"
linktext["analyses"]="plural of analysis"
linktext["analyst"]="person who examines something closely"
linktext["anatomy"]="the structure of an animal's body"
linktext["anatomical"]="to do with the structure of an animal’s body"
linktext["ancestor"]="something of the same family that lived in the past"
linktext["ancestor"]="member of the same family that lived in the past"
linktext["ancestor"]="member of the same family that lived in the past"
linktext["ancestors"]="people of the same family who lived in the past"
linktext["ancient"]="belonging to the distant past; very old"
linktext["ancient"]="very old"
linktext["animal model"]="animal behaviour or biology studied by scientists to shed light on humans"
linktext ["anitifreeze"]="substance used to stop a liquid from freezing"
linktext["annotating"]="adding notes to explain"
linktext["annotating"]="adding notes to help explain"
linktext["anorexia"]="illness that makes someone so afraid of gaining weight that (usually) she eats very poorly"

linktext ["anthropologists"]="people who study humans, their origins and behaviour"
linktext ["anthropologist"]="person who studies humans, their origins and behaviour"
linktext["anthropology"]="study of humans"
linktext["antibiotic"]="substance that helps the body fight a disease by killing the bacteria that cause it"
linktext["antibody"]="protein molecule produced in response something that shouldn’t be in a body"
linktext ["anticipated"]="expected"
linktext["anticipation"]="seeing that something will happen before it does"
linktext["antioxidants"]="substance that slows down or prevents reactions that involve oxygen"
linktext["apex predator"]="predator that eats most others but is not eaten by any of them"
linktext ["aphid"]="small soft-bodied insects that feed by sucking sap from plants"
linktext["apparatus"]="equipment or instrument"
linktext["appearance"]="what something looks like"
linktext["appliance"]="device or piece of equipment"
linktext["application"]="way of putting to use"
linktext["applications"]="ways of putting to use"
linktext["appreciable"]="enough to be noticed"
linktext["appreciate"]="understand and value"
linktext["approximate"]="nearly correct or exact"
linktext["approximate"]="close to the exact value"
linktext["approximately"]="nearly; roughly "
linktext["aquatic"]="of water; living in water"
linktext["arable"]="suitable for growing crops"
linktext["arachnid"]="member of the group of animals that includes spiders and scorpions"
linktext["arboreal"]="living in the trees"
linktext["archaeology"]="learning about the past by studying the remains of humans, buildings, tools, pottery etc."
linktext["archaeologists"]="scientists who learn about the past by studying the remains of buildings, tools, living things, etc."
linktext["archaeologist"]="scientist who learns about the past by studying the remains of buildings, tools, living things, etc."
linktext["archaic"]="of older times"
linktext["archaeological"]="to do with learning about the past by studying the remains of humans, buildings, tools, pottery etc."
linktext["architecture"]="how something is put together"
linktext["archive"]="stored information"
linktext["archives"]="historical documents of an organisation or community"
linktext["armoured"]="with a hard outer shell to protect a body"
linktext["arranged"]="put in a certain order"
linktext["array"]="an orderly arrangement"
linktext["arthropods"]="animal of the group that includes insects, spiders, crabs and centipedes"
linktext["artificial"]="not natural; made by humans"
linktext["artificially"]="not naturally; made by humans"
linktext["ascend"]="go up"
linktext["aspect"]="one part of a problem or situation"
linktext["aspects"]="parts of a problem or situation"
linktext["assault"]="attach violently"
linktext["assessment"]="study that looks at the value and qualities of"
linktext["	d"]="connected"
linktext["assume"]="accept without proof that something is true"
linktext["assumptions"]="things taken to be true"
linktext["assumption"]="something taken to be true"
linktext["asteroid"]="any of numerous small, often irregularly shaped bodies that orbit the sun"


linktext["astronomers"]="scientists who study the sun, moon, planets, stars and galaxies"
linktext["astronomer "]="scientist who studies the sun, moon, planets, stars and galaxies"
linktext["Astronomers"]="scientists who study the sun, moon, planets, stars and galaxies"
linktext["astronomical"]="to do with the objects in the night sky"
linktext["astronomy"]="science of the sun, moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and all other objects in the universe"
linktext ["astrophysics"]="branch of astronomy dealing with physics and chemistry of stars, planets and other objects in space"
linktext ["astrophysicist"]="scientist who studies the physical nature of stars, galaxies and the universe"
linktext["asymmetry"]="lack of symmetry; being unbalanced"
linktext["atlas"]="a book of maps"
linktext["atmosphere"]="pressure of the atmosphere at sea level; 100,000 Newtons per metre squared"
linktext["atmosphere"]="the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth"
linktext["atmosphere"]="all the air around the Earth or another planet"
linktext["atmospheric"]="to do with all the air around the Earth"
linktext ["atom"]="smallest unit of an element, made of protons and neutrons in a dense nucleus surrounded by electrons"
linktext ["atom"]="smallest particle of an element"
linktext["atomic"]="to do with the atom"
linktext["attachment"]="something fixed on"
linktext["attachment"]="fixing on"

linktext["attachment sites"]="where they are fastened on "
linktext["attention deficit disorder"]="people with ADD find it hard to concentrate, and are always doing things"
linktext ["attention span"]="how long someone can watch, listen or do one thing"
linktext["attract"]="pull towards itself"
linktext["attract"]="draw towards"
linktext["attracted"]="drew towards"
linktext["attraction"]="pulling together"
linktext["attributed"]="believed something was caused by"
linktext["attributes"]="qualities"
linktext["audience"]="people watching and listening"
linktext["aurora"]="brilliant light display in the sky caused by the solar wind"
linktext["aurorae"]="plural of aurora"
linktext["author"]=" the writer of a scientific paper"
linktext["authors"]="writers of a scientific paper"
linktext["autism"]="a disorder that makes it hard to talk with other people or understand what they are thinking and feeling"
linktext ["automated"]="working on its own"
linktext["automatically"]="without human action"
linktext["autonomous"]="acting independently"
linktext["autonomous"]="able to act on its own, without humans"
linktext["available"]="ready and able to be used"
linktext["average"]="one number that stands for a whole set of numbers; usually refers to the arithmetic mean"
linktext ["awareness"]="knowledge gained through the senses"
linktext["awe-inspiring"]="causing wonder and amazement"

linktext["backup"]="kept in reserve in case it's needed"
linktext["bacteria"]="microscopic form of life that can cause disease"
linktext["bacterial"]="of bacteria"
linktext["bacterium"]="singular of bacteria; so it's one bacterium but two, three or a hundred bacteria"
linktext["bandwidth"]="how fast information can be sent"
linktext["barren"]="unable to support plant life"
linktext["barrier"]="thing that stops something from being done"
linktext["base"]="the bottom or foot"
linktext["base pair"]="two base (purine or pyrimidine) molecules joined together in paired strands of DNA"
linktext ["baseline"]="normal; standard"
linktext["basic"]="forming the first or most important parts"
linktext["basin"]="the land drained by a river and its branches"
linktext["basin"]="1 a low-lying area 2 an area from which water drains into a river"
linktext["basins"]="1 low-lying areas 2 areas from which water drains into a river"
linktext["bayou"]="small, slow-moving stream or creek"
linktext["beacon"]="something that stands or shines out in a landscape"
linktext["behavior"]="how something acts"
linktext["behaviour"]="the actions of an animal in response to its environment"
linktext["behavioural"]="about the actions of a living thing"
linktext["benzene"]="a clear, colorless flammable liquid made from petroleum"
linktext ["billion"]="one thousand million"
linktext["billions"]="thousands of millions"
linktext["biodiversity"]="the number and variety of living things "
linktext["Biodiversity"]="the number and variety of living things"
linktext["biological"]="through the action of living things"
linktext["biological"]="to do with living things"
linktext["biological interaction"]="mating; having sex"
linktext["biologist"]="person who studies the science of living things"
linktext["biologist"]="scientist who studies living things"
linktext["biologists"]="scientists who study living things"
linktext["biology"]="the science of life and living things"
linktext["Biology"]="the science of life and living things"
linktext["biped"]="animal that walks on two legs"
linktext["bipedal"]="walking on two legs"
linktext["bipedal "]="walking on two legs"
linktext["bipedalism"]="walking on two legs"
linktext["biostatistician"]="scientist skilled in the use of statistics in biology"
linktext["bird of prey"]="bird that hunts animals for food"
linktext["bizarre"]="very odd"
linktext["bizarrely"]="very oddly"
linktext["black hole"]="object whose gravity is so great that nothing can escape from it, not even light"
linktext ["body mass index"]="measure of weight to height that shows if a person is under- or over-weight" 
linktext ["bonded"]="closely linked or connected"
linktext["botanical"]="to do with the study of plants"
linktext["botanist"]="scientist who studies plants"
linktext["botanists"]="scientists who study plants"
linktext["bound"]="1 held chemically or physically 2 tied"
linktext["bracing"]="making you feel refreshed and healthy"
linktext["branching"]="forming branches"
linktext["breakthrough"]="important advance or discovery"
linktext["breeched"]="flowed over the top of"
linktext["breed"]="produce young creatures"
linktext["breeding"]="producing young creatures"
linktext["bronchitis"]="disease of the bronchi, the tubes from the windpipe to the lungs"
linktext["bronze"]="an alloy of copper and tin"
linktext["buffered"]="lessened the shock of; cushioned"
linktext["bulimia"]="illness that makes someone overeat then fast, often making themselves vomit after eating"
linktext ["bulk"]="large mass or shape"


linktext["cabernet sauvignon"]="type of red grape used in wine-making; a wine made from this grape"
linktext["cache"]="a hidden store"
linktext["calculated"]="work out using maths"
linktext["calibration"]="marking an instrument with a scale of measurements"
linktext["calorie"]="the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius"
linktext["calorie"]="a unit of heat energy, often used to show how much energy is in foods"
linktext["calories"]="units of heat energy, often used to show how much energy is in foods"
linktext["calorie-rich"]="containing lots of calories in a small amount"
linktext["calve"]="break so that a large part becomes separated. Icebergs calve from glaciers."
linktext["camouflage"]="way of hiding things by making them look like part of the surroundings"
linktext["canola"]="oilseed rape"
linktext["cancel"]="combine with something so that it disappears"
linktext["cancer"]="a disease in which harmful growths form in the body"
linktext["cancers"]="diseases in which harmful growths form in the body"

linktext["candidate"]="one that might be able to do the job"
linktext["canine teeth"]="pointed teeth used for tearing flesh"
linktext["canyons"]="deep valleys usually with rivers running through them"
linktext["capsule"]="little pellet that contains something"
linktext["Captive"]="kept prisoner"
linktext["captive"]="kept prisoner"
linktext["carbohydrates"]="sugars and starches that provide energy when eaten and digested"
linktext["carbon cycle"]="how carbon circulates around the natural world"
linktext["carbon dioxide"]="gas breathed out by living things"
linktext["carbon dioxide"]="a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels"
linktext["carbon footprint"]="total amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide"
linktext["carcass"]="dead body of an animal"
linktext["carcinogenic"]="tending to cause cancer"
linktext["cardiac arrest"]="stopping of the heart"
linktext["cardiovascular"]="involving the heart and blood vessels"
linktext["caribou"]="a North American reindeer"
linktext["carnivores"]="animals that live on meat"
linktext["carrion"]="dead and decaying flesh"
linktext["cataloging"]="organizing information"
linktext["catalogs"]="lists of organized information"
linktext["catalogues"]="lists of organized information"
linktext["cataloguing"]="organising information"
linktext["catastrophic"]="sudden and disastrous"
linktext["catastrophe"]="sudden great disaster"
linktext["category"]="set of things similar to each other"
linktext["cavort"]="jump or run about in an excited way"
linktext["celestial"]="to do with the sky or heavens"
linktext["cell"]="the building block of all living things; made of protoplasm inside a membrane"
linktext["cells"]="the building blocks of all living things; made of protoplasm inside a membrane"
linktext["cell "]="the building block of all living things; made of protoplasm inside a membrane"
linktext["Celsius"]="a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees"
linktext["central"]="of the centre"
linktext["central nervous system"]="the brain and the spinal cord"
linktext["cephalopods"]="sea animals; the most intelligent, fastest-moving, and largest of animals without backbones"
linktext["certified"]="holding a certificate; qualified"
linktext["challenge"]="questions the truth of"
linktext["challenges"]="questions the truth of"
linktext["challenged"]="raised questions about the truth of"
linktext["challenge"]="new and exciting but difficult task"
linktext["challenging"]="difficult; presenting a challenge"
linktext["chamber"]="enclosed room or space"
linktext["chamber"]="enclosed room or space"
linktext["chaotic"]="in great disorder"
linktext["characteristic"]="one of the qualities that make a person who he or she is"
linktext["characteristics"]="qualities that make something what it is"
linktext["charades"]="game in which players act out words "
linktext["chemical (a)"]="to do with chemistry; produced by chemistry"
linktext["chemical"]="a substance obtained or used by chemistry"
linktext["chemical formula"]="set of symbols showing what a compound is made of"
linktext["chemically"]="by chemistry"

linktext["chemistry"]="1 science of the elements and how they combine with each other 2 the way substances combine with each other"
linktext["chemistry"]="1 science of matter, atoms and molecules 2 the way substances combine with each other"
linktext["chief executive"]="person with overall responsibility for the operations and plans of an organization"
linktext["child mortality"]="deaths of children"
linktext["chip"]="an integrated circuit "
linktext["chlorofluorocarbons"]="compounds containing carbon, chlorine, fluorine, and sometimes hydrogen"
linktext["chromosome"]="thread-like structure in living cells that contain genes; made of DNA and proteins"
linktext["churn"]="stir or swirl vigorously"
linktext["circuit"]="the complete path of an electric current"
linktext["circuit board"]="a board containing electrical circuits and electronic components "
linktext["circulation"]="1 the movement of blood around the body 2 movement in some kind of closed loop, such as a circle "
linktext["circulatory"]="fluid motion that goes round and round"
linktext["civilisation"]="society or people at a particular period with high levels of organisation and technology"
linktext["clade"]="group of plants or animals that have the same ancestor"
linktext["classify"]="arrange things in groups"
linktext["classified"]="arranged things in groups"
linktext["classified"]="put into a certain type"
linktext["climate"]="average weather over a long period"
linktext["climate change"]="change in average weather; global warming"
linktext["Climate change"]="change in average weather; global warming"
linktext["clinical"]="to do with the medical treatment of patients"
linktext["clinical trial"]="tests on people under controlled conditions"
linktext["cloud-forest"]="wet, tropical forest in the mountains, with clouds even in the dry season"
linktext["cluster"]="a small, close group"
linktext["cluster"]="form a cluster"
linktext["coastal"]="of the seashore or the land close to it"
linktext["co-author"]="person who has written something along with someone else"
linktext["co-authors"]="people who have written something along with someone else"
linktext["cockle"]="kind of edible shellfish"
linktext["cognition"]="thinking or reasoning"
linktext["cognitive"]="of activities of the mind such as thinking and reasoning"
linktext["coils"]="wire or cable wound into spirals"
linktext["coincide"]="be in the same place"
linktext["coincidence"]="the happening of similar things at the same time by chance"
linktext["collaborate"]="work together"
linktext["collaboration"]="working together"
linktext["collaborating"]="working together"
linktext["collaborations"]="groups working together"
linktext["collagen"]="protein present in skin, cartilage, tendons,ligaments, bones"
linktext["collapse"]="sudden fall in numbers"
linktext["colleagues"]="people who work together"
linktext["colonised"]="moved into and began living there"
linktext["colonization"]="moving into a new area and settling there"
linktext["colonisation"]="moving into a new area and settling there"
linktext["columns"]="tall and narrow shapes"
linktext["combed"]="searched thoroughly"
linktext["combine"]="come together into a compound"
linktext["combination"]="things joined or mixed together"

linktext["common"]="1 ordinary, usual 2 shared"
linktext["communications"]="ways of passing news and information"
linktext["communication"]="to do with passing news and information"
linktext["community"]="people living in an area"
linktext["comparable"]="worth comparing"
linktext["comparable to"]="not much different from"
linktext["comparatively"]="quite"
linktext["compare"]="study to see what is the same or different"
linktext["comparing"]="seeing what is the same or different"
linktext["comparing"]="studying to see what is the same or different"
linktext["comparison"]="comparing"
linktext["compartment"]="small room or space"
linktext["compelling"]="convincing"
linktext["competing"]="trying to win"
linktext["competitors"]="others trying to succeed at the same things, when not everyone can"
linktext["competitors"]="other animals who eat the same things"
linktext["complex"]="having many connecting parts that are hard to separate"
linktext["complex"]="name given to result of an antibody reacting with an antigen"
linktext["complex"]="having many connecting parts that are hard to separate"
linktext["complexes"]="chemical compounds held together by coordinate bonding"
linktext["complexity"]="having many connecting parts that are hard to separate"
linktext["complexity"]="having many connecting parts that are hard to separate"
linktext["complicated"]="made of many parts"
linktext["component"]="one of the parts that something is made of"
linktext["components"]="some of the parts that something is made of"
linktext["composite"]="a material made by combining other materials with particular properties"
linktext["composition"]="how it is put together"
linktext["composition"]="the parts something is made of"
linktext["compound"]="substance made of two or more elements bonded together"
linktext["compound"]="a substance made of two or more elements connected closely together"
linktext["comprehensive"]="complete; covering all possibilities"
linktext["compress"]="squeeze into smaller space"
linktext["compressible"]="able to be squeezed into a smaller space"
linktext["concentrate"]="increase the strength by removing water"
linktext["concentrator"]="device that gathers something together"
linktext["concentrators"]="devices that gather something together"
linktext["concentration"]="strength"
linktext["concentric"]="having the same centre"
linktext["concentric"]="a general idea"
linktext["concept"]="general idea"
linktext["conception"]="fertilisation of egg by sperm"
linktext["conception"]="fertilisation of egg by sperm"
linktext["concerned about"]="planning for"
linktext["conclude"]="decide by reasoning"
linktext["concluded"]="decided by reasoning"

linktext["conclusion 1"]="an opinion formed by reasoning"
linktext["conclusions"]="opinions formed by reasoning"
linktext["conclusion 2"]="the summing-up of an article; an ending"
linktext["concussion"]="injury to the brain caused by a sharp blow"
linktext["condensing"]="becoming more close, compact, concise or dense; concentrating;  compressing"
linktext["condition"]="the situation or surroundings that affect something"
linktext["conditions"]="situation or surroundings that affect something"
linktext["conditions"]="1 situation or surroundings that affect something 2 ailments; things wrong with the body "
linktext["conducive"]="leading or helping"
linktext["conductive"]="letting electricity flow freely through it"
linktext["conductor"]="object that lets electricity pass easily through it; usually metal"
linktext["conduct"]="allow electricity to pass easily through"

linktext["conference"]="a meeting at which scientists present the results of their latest research"
linktext["conference"]="a meeting at which many scientists present the results of their latest research"
linktext["confidence"]="feeling that something is right"
linktext["confined"]="kept within limits; trapped"
linktext["confirms"]="provides support for the truth of"
linktext["confirmation"]="support for the truth of something"
linktext["conflict"]="fight, struggle, disagreement"
linktext["conform"]="behave the way that is expected; keep to the rules and customs"
linktext["confounded"]="puzzle or confuse"
linktext["congestion"]="crowding"
linktext["conifer"]="an evergreen tree that has cones"
linktext["conjecture"]="a guess"
linktext["conscious"]="awake and knowing what’s happening"
linktext["conscious"]="awake and aware of surrounding and self"
linktext["consciousness"]="1 being conscious 2 the whole of a person's thoughts, feelings and sensationa"
linktext["consequences"]="things that happen as a result of something"
linktext["consequently"]="as a result"
linktext["consequently"]="as a result"
linktext["conservation"]="preventing something valuable from being lost, especially species of animals"
linktext["conservation"]="preventing something valuable from being lost, especially species"
linktext["conservationist"]="people who work to stop species going extinct"
linktext["conserve"]="prevent something valuable from being lost"
linktext["conserved"]="prevented from being lost"
linktext["considered"]="believed"
linktext["consistently"]="keeping to a regular pattern;not changing"
linktext["considerable"]="fairly great"
linktext["constant"]="not changing"
linktext["constant"]="a number that doesn’t change"
linktext["constellation"]="any of 88 groups of stars that seem to form patterns"
linktext["constellation"]="any of 88 groups of stars that seem to form patterns"
linktext["consumable"]="something that is used up"
linktext["consumed"]="ate"
linktext["consuming"]="eating or drinking"
linktext["contain"]="have inside"
linktext["contaminant"]="impurity"
linktext["contaminants"]="impurities"
linktext["contamination"]="making impure"
linktext["contemplate"]="look at something thoughtfully; consider"
linktext["content"]="what something contains"
linktext["context"]="background that helps explain something"
linktext["context"]="background or setting"
linktext["continent"]="one of the world’s main masses of land"
linktext["continental"]="to do with one of the world's main masses of land - the continents"
linktext["continuing"]="carrying on"
linktext["continuously"]="without a break"
linktext["contorted"]="twisted into unnatural shape"
linktext["contour"]="line on a map that joins points that are at the same height"
linktext["contraction"]="shortening and thickening of a muscle or muscle fibre"
linktext["contradict"]="says that something is wrong"
linktext["contrast"]="difference seen clearly when things are compared"
linktext["contribute"]="help to cause"
linktext["contributes"]="helps to cause"
linktext["contribution"]="addition"
linktext["control"]="direct an activity"
linktext["control"]="keep the numbers down"
linktext["controlling"]="keeping the numbers down"
linktext["controls"]="switches on and off and varies the speed something happens"
linktext["control "]="keep at a certain value"
linktext["control system"]="set of devices, often  that manage the behavior of other devices"
linktext["controversial"]="causing argument or disagreement"
linktext["controversy"]="a long argument or disagreement"
linktext["convection"]="transfer of heat energy through a fluid by movement of the fluid itself"
linktext["convective"]="by convection"
linktext["conventional"]="done in the accepted way"
linktext["conventional"]="accepted"
linktext["convergent"]="coming together from different directions"
linktext["convert"]="change"
linktext["conveyor"]="something that carries from one place to another"
linktext["convulsions"]="violent movements of the body"
linktext["cooperate"]="work together"
linktext["cooperation"]="working helpfully with others"
linktext["coordination"]="parts of a body working well together"
linktext["coral"]="hard substance formed by the skeletons of tiny sea creatures stuck together"
linktext["core"]="the inner part of a star or planet"
linktext["corona"]="thin outer layer of the sun's atmosphere"
linktext["correlated"]="occurred together"
linktext["corroded"]="gradually destroyed by chemical action"
linktext["cortex"]="outer layer of the brain, used for high-level activities like thinking"
linktext["corvid"]="any member of the crow family"
linktext["cosmic"]="having to do with the universe as a whole"
linktext["cosmic radiation"]="high speed particles in space, which come from outside the solar system"
linktext["cosmological"]="of the whole universe (cosmos is another word for the universe"
linktext["cosmological"]="to do with the structure and origin of the universe"
linktext["countermove"]="move made in response to another"
linktext["counterproductive"]="making the goal less likely"
linktext["coupled"]="joined together"
linktext["courtship"]="the behaviour of animals before they mate"
linktext["crag"]="a steep piece of rough rock"
linktext["crania"]="plural of cranium"
linktext["cranium"]="the skull, especially the part that encloses the brain"
linktext["crater"]="bowl-shaped hollow cause by impact or explosion"
linktext["creative"]="showing imagination and thought as well as skill"
linktext["creative"]="showing imagination and thought as well as skill"
linktext["creativity"]="imagination in creating new things and ideas"
linktext["crest"]="tuft of hair, skin or feathers on head"
linktext["Cretaceous Period"]="143 to 65 million years ago, when seed-bearing plants appeared and dinosaurs walked the Earth"
linktext["criteria"]="standards on which a judgment or decision can be based"
linktext["criterion"]="singular of criteria"
linktext["critical"]="essential"
linktext["critical"]="very serious or important"
linktext["crucial"]="most important"
linktext["crust"]="outer layer of a planet"
linktext["crust"]="the solid outer layer of the Earth"
linktext["crystal"]="solid made of atoms or molecules arranged in regular patterns"
linktext["crystalline"]="made of crystals"
linktext["crystallise"]="become a crystal"
linktext["crystallizing"]="becoming a crystal"
linktext["cubic"]="in the shape of a cube; like dice"
linktext["cue"]="something that acts as a signal"
linktext["cultural"]="to do with customs and traditions"
linktext["cultural interaction"]="talking to each other, and sharing ideas and ways of doing things"
linktext["curator"]="person in charge of a museum or collection"
linktext["current"]="generally accepted; occurring in the present time"
linktext["currently"]="now"
linktext["cycles"]="complete vibrations"
linktext["cyclone"]="area of low atmospheric pressure with anti-clockwise winds in northern hemisphere, clockwise in south" 
linktext["cylinder"]="object with straight sides and circular ends; like a Smartie tube"


linktext["damaging"]="injuring; harming"
linktext["data"]="pieces of information; measurements"
linktext["database"]="information in a computer stored so that a program can use it to answer questions"
linktext["daughter"]="an isotope produced by radioactive decay of a given element"
linktext["dead reckoning"]="method of navigating using only speed, time and direction"
linktext["debate"]="disagreement with discussion"
linktext["debris"]="the remains of something - often rock - that has been broken down"
linktext["debris"]="loose material from rocks"
linktext["decade"]="ten years"
linktext["decades"]="periods of ten years"
linktext["decaying"]="going bad; rotting"
linktext["decline"]="become weaker or smaller"
linktext["decrease"]="become smaller"
linktext["deduce"]="work out logically starting from something known to be true"
linktext["deduction"]="working out logically starting from something known to be true"
linktext["deer fence"]="high fence to keep deer out"
linktext["defecate"]="pass solid waste material out of the body "
linktext["deficiency"]="shortage"
linktext["deficits"]="shortages"
linktext["define"]="show clearly what something is"
linktext["defining"]="something that makes it what it is"
linktext["deflects"]="pushes aside"
linktext["deforms"]="puts out of shape"
linktext["defrock"]="remove a clergyman’s right to practice"
linktext["degenerative"]="of a disease: in which the body or mind works less well as time passes"
linktext["degeneration"]="of a disease: in which some part of the body works less well as time passes"
linktext["degrade"]="reduce to a simpler form"
linktext["degrees"]="units for measuring angles; 90 degrees = 1 right angle"
linktext["dehydrated"]="short of water; dried up"
linktext["deliberate"]="done on purpose; intentional"
linktext["deliberate"]="slow and careful"
linktext["delicate"]="fine and graceful, fragile"
linktext["demand"]="a pressing need; a requirement"
linktext["demonstrated"]="shown publicly the good qualities of a product"
linktext["demonstrated"]="shown or proved"
linktext["dementia"]="increasing loss of mental abilities, such as memory and reasoning"
linktext["dense"]="crowded together"
linktext["dense"]="packed closely together"
linktext["densely populated"]="having many people living there, for the space available"
linktext["densities"]="average numbers in a unit of area or volume"
linktext["density"]="number per unit volume"
linktext["density"]="a measure of the amount of matter in a given volume of a substance; its mass divided by its volume"
linktext["depend"]="rely"
linktext["dependent"]="reliant; cannot do without"
linktext["depletion"]="reduced in numbers by using up"
linktext["deploy"]="put in place to be used"
linktext["deposit"]="layer of solid earth"
linktext["deposited"]="1 laid down 2 left on the ground"
linktext["depression"]="cyclone"
linktext["depression"]="illness in which the sufferer feels hopeless and worthless, often for a long time"
linktext["depression"]="shallow hollow"
linktext["depression"]="sunken place or hollow on a surface"
linktext["deprives"]="takes away or keeps away"
linktext["descend"]="go down"
linktext["descend from"]="have as an ancestor"
linktext["descend from"]="have as an ancestor"
linktext["design"]="think up and create plans for"
linktext["design"]="drawing that shows how something is made; the way something is made or arranged"
linktext["design"]="process of creating a sketch or plan for making something"
linktext["desire"]="wanting something a lot"
linktext["desired"]="wanted"
linktext["detect"]="1 notice 2 discover"
linktext["detects"]="1 notices 2 discovers"
linktext["detecting"]="discovering"
linktext["detection"]="discovery"
linktext["deteriorate"]="gets worse"
linktext["determine"]="work out; decide"
linktext["determined"]="worked out; decided"
linktext["determine"]="decide"
linktext["devastate"]="ruin; cause great destruction"
linktext["devastation"]="great destruction"
linktext["development"]="growing bigger and gaining mental, physical and social skills"
linktext["develop"]="work out and start to use"
linktext["develop"]="grow bigger and/or better formed"
linktext["develop "]="grow bigger and/or better formed"
linktext["developed"]="made more usable or advanced"
linktext["developed"]="invented and made usable"
linktext["developed country"]="country with high value of goods and services and high income per person"
linktext["developing country"]="country with low value of goods and services, and low income per person"
linktext["development"]="coming into existence and getting better or bigger"
linktext["development"]="growing bigger and better formed"
linktext["device"]="something made for a special purpose"
linktext["devices"]="things made for a special purpose"
linktext["devise"]="invent or plan"
linktext["devised"]="invented or planned"
linktext["Devonian Period"]="408-360 million years ago, when the first land plants, amphibians and insects appeared"
linktext["diagnosis"]="finding out what disease someone has"
linktext["diameter"]="length of a straight line through the centre of a circle"
linktext["diet "]="what a person or animal usually eats and drinks"
linktext["diet"]="what a person or animal usually eats and drinks"
linktext["diets"]="what animals or people usually eat and drink"
linktext["differentiate"]="notice a difference"
linktext["differentiation"]="becoming different"
linktext["digestive juice"]="liquids produced by living things that help break their food down"
linktext["digests"]="changes food so the body can absorb it"
linktext["digest"]="change food so the body can absorb it"
linktext["digestion"]="the process of changing food so the body can absorb it"
linktext["digestive system"]="stomach, intestines etc. that changes food so the body can absorb it"
linktext["digit"]="a finger or toe"
linktext["digits"]="fingers or toes"
linktext["digital"]="in the form of numbers"
linktext["digitise"]="turn into numbers that can be used by a computer"
linktext["dikes"]="ditches that drain water from the land"
linktext["dilutes"]="reduces the strength by adding water"
linktext["dimensions"]="size; length, breadth and height"
linktext["dimensions"]="length, breadth and height"
linktext["dimensions"]="size"
linktext["dinosaur"]="extinct reptiles living 205 million - 65 million years ago"
linktext["directional "]="able to tell directions apart"
linktext["disabled"]="unable to move in some way"
linktext["disadvantage"]="hinder; handicap"

linktext["disadvantage"]="something that hinders; a handicap"
linktext["disadvantages"]="things that are unhelpful"

linktext["discarded"]="thrown away"
linktext["disciplines"]="subjects of study"
linktext["disguise"]="conceal; make it look like something else"
linktext["disintegrates"]="break into pieces"
linktext["disk"]="round, flat object or shape"
linktext["disorder"]="illness, often caused by something going wrong, rather than infection"
linktext["disorders"]="illnesses, often caused by something going wrong, rather than infection"
linktext["dispersal "]="scattering or spreading widely"
linktext["displaying"]="behaviour of animals, birds, fish to attract a mate"
linktext["disproportionate"]="out of proportion"
linktext["disrupt"]="put into disorder"
linktext["dissipate"]="cause to fade away"
linktext["dissolved"]="mixed with a liquid so that it becomes part of it"
linktext["dissolve"]="mix with a liquid so that it becomes part of it"
linktext["distantly"]="far away "
linktext["distinct"]="clearly separate or different"
linktext["distinction"]="difference"
linktext["distinctive"]="marking out as different"
linktext["distinguish"]="tell apart"
linktext["distinguishing"]="useful for telling apart"
linktext["distort"]="change the shape away from the normal"
linktext["distortion"]="pulling or twisting out of shape"
linktext["distributed"]="spread out"
linktext["disturbances"]="movements from a normal position"
linktext["diverse"]="of several different kinds"
linktext["diversification"]="occurring in many more varieties "
linktext["diversification"]="the appearance of many more varieties "

linktext["diversity"]="variety; having lots of different species"
linktext["diverted"]="turned aside from its course"
linktext["DNA"]="giant molecule that contains the genes; short for deoxyribonucleic acid"
linktext["DNA sequence"]="the order of base pairs"
linktext["doctorate"]="highest kind of qualification given by a university"
linktext["dominant"]="strongest, most powerful"
linktext["dominated"]="had most effect"
linktext["dramatic"]="exciting and impressive"
linktext["dramatically"]="in an exciting and impressive way"
linktext["drought"]="long period without rain"
linktext["dynamic"]="characterised by change or activity"
linktext["dynamic"]="constantly changing"
linktext["dynamically "]="in a changing way"


linktext["earthquake"]="violent movement of part of the earth’s surface"
linktext["eclipse"]="blocking of radiation from one body as it passes behind or through the shadow of another"
linktext["eclipses"]="an eclipse is the blocking of radiation from one body as it passes behind another, or through its shadow"
linktext["eclipses (v)"]="blocks the radiation from one body as it passes behind another, or through its shadow"
linktext["ecological"]="concerned with how living things relate to each other and the world around them"
linktext["ecology"]="the science of how living things relate to each other and the world about them"
linktext["ecologist"]="scientist who studies how living things relate to each other and the world about them"
linktext["Ecology"]="the science of how living things relate to each other and the world around them"
linktext["economic"]="to do with how money is used and how goods and services are provided and used"
linktext["economic"]="at reasonable cost"
linktext["economic growth"]="increase in the total value of goods and services produced each year"
linktext["economics"]="the study of how money is used and how goods and services are provided and used"
linktext["economists"]="people who study how money is used and how goods and services are provided and used"
linktext["economy"]="the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services"
linktext["ecosystem"]="a community of living things acting on each other and their environment"
linktext["ectoderm"]="the outermost of the three layers of an embryo, which grows into the skin and nervous system"
linktext["eddies"]="currents moving in circles like a whirlpool"
linktext["edible"]="able to be eaten"
linktext["edible"]="can be eaten"
linktext["educators"]="people who work or are experts in education"
linktext["educators"]="people who work in education"
linktext["eerie"]="strange; mysterious"
linktext["effect"]="change produced by a cause; a result"
linktext["effective"]="producing the effect that is wanted"
linktext["efficient"]="doing work well; effective; not wasteful"
linktext["efflux"]="flowing out"
linktext["elaborate"]="having many parts or details; complicate"
linktext["elastic"]="able to stretch easily then return to its size and shape"
linktext["elasticity"]="ability to recover shape or size after being stretched; springiness"
linktext["electric charge"]="property of particle of matter that means it is attracted or repelled by other particles"
linktext["electric current"]="flow of electric charge"
linktext["electric current "]="flow of electrons"
linktext["electrical"]="to do with electricity"
linktext["electricity"]="a basic aspect of nature, which has negative and positive kinds, carried by electrons and protons"
linktext["electricity"]="movement of electrons"
linktext["electromagnetic"]="to do with electric and magnetic fields"
linktext["electromagnetic spectrum"]="the complete range of electromagnetic waves"
linktext["electromagnetic waves"]="electric and magnetic energy that travels through space at nearly 300,000 kilometres/second" 
linktext["electromagnetic radiation"]="energy that travels through space and matter in the form of magnetic and electric waves and particles called photons" 

linktext["electron"]="one of the fundamental particles of matter. Electrons have a negative electric charge" 
linktext["electron microscopy"]="use of the electron microscope"
linktext["electron microscope"]="instrument that magnifies very small details by using electrons instead of light"
linktext["electronic"]="to do with the flow of electrons"
linktext["electronics"]="devices that work by a flow of electrons"
linktext["electrons"]="tiny particles of matter that carry a negative electric charge "
linktext["elegant"]="graceful in appearance"
linktext["elegant"]="simple but clever and pleasing"
linktext["element"]="basic part"
linktext["element"]="substance that can't be broken down into two or more substances"
linktext["elements"]="substances that can't be broken down into two or more substances"
linktext["elevations"]="heights above sea level"
linktext["elevation"]="height above sea level"
linktext["eliminate"]="get rid of"
linktext["elite"]="a small group with more ability, talent, power, etc."
linktext["elongated"]="made longer"
linktext["elongated"]="very long compared to its width"
linktext["elusive"]="deliberately hard to find"
linktext["elusive"]="hard to find"
linktext["embryo"]="early stage in development of animal or plant following fertilisation of an egg"
linktext["embryos"]="early stage in development of animal or plant following fertilisation of an egg"
linktext["embryonic"]="from an embryo"
linktext["emerge"]="develop; appear"
linktext["emerges"]="develops; appears"
linktext["eminent"]="famous and respected"
linktext["eminent"]="famous and respected"
linktext["emissions"]="things given off"
linktext["emission"]="sending out of something, such as light, heat, energy"
linktext["emit"]="send out"
linktext["emitting"]="sending out"
linktext["re-emitted"]="sent out again"
linktext["emotion"]="strong feeling, such as love, anger, hate"
linktext["empathy"]="the ability to understand and share someone else’s feelings"
linktext["emphasises"]="place special importance on"
linktext["emphysema"]="a serious disease of the lungs"
linktext["enamel"]="hard shiny surface of teeth"
linktext["encode"]="carry the code for"
linktext["Encyclopaedia"]="book containing all kinds of information"
linktext["encyclopaedia"]="book containing all kinds of information"
linktext["endangered"]="in danger of extinction"
linktext["endemic"]="found in a certain area"
linktext["endoderm"]="the innermost of the three layers of an embryo, which becomes the digestive system"
linktext["endure"]="put up with; suffer"
linktext["energetic"]="1 to do with energy 2 having great energy"
linktext["energy"]="ability to do work"
linktext["energy-related"]="arising from the use or production of energy"
linktext["engineered"]="designed and made; artificial "
linktext["engineering"]="applying science and maths to make things useful to human beings"
linktext["enhance"]="make more atttractive or value value"
linktext["entrepreneur"]="person who starts new businesses, especially risky ones"
linktext["entrepreneurship"]="the qualities entrepreneurs have"
linktext["environment"]="all the factors, such as soil, climate, other lifeforms, that affect living things"

linktext["environment"]="the natural world of land, sea and air"
linktext["environment"]="everything in the surroundings, such as soil, climate, other lifeforms, that can affect living things"
linktext["environments"]="surroundings and everything in them that can have an effect"
linktext["environmental"]="about the effects on living things of conditions around them"
linktext["environmental"]="to do with everything in the world that has an effect on human, animal and plant life"
linktext["environmentalist"]="person who tries to reducethe bad effects humans have on the natural world"
linktext["environmentally"]="about or on the environment"
linktext["envision"]="form a picture in the mind"
linktext["enzyme"]="substance that assists chemical reactions without being changed itself"
linktext["Eocene"]=" 58 - 37 million years ago, when Earth was warm and most families of mammals appeared"
linktext["epic"]="unusually long in size or scope"
linktext["epigenetic"]="mechanisms controlling gene expression that do not depend on changes in DNA sequence"
linktext["epilepsy"]="disorder that causes fits (convulsions)"
linktext["epochs"]="past time on Earth is divided into eras, periods and epochs"
linktext["epoch"]="shortest division of geologic time - which is divided into eons, eras, periods and epochs"
linktext["equator"]="imaginary line around a planet half-way between the poles"
linktext["equator"]="imaginary line around the Earth half-way between the poles"
linktext["equipped"]="fitted"
linktext["equivalent"]="equal in importance or value; matching"
linktext["era"]="period of history; one of the five major divisions of geologic time"
linktext["eroded"]="worn down or away"
linktext["erupt"]="burst out"
linktext["essential"]="can't be done without"
linktext["essential"]="can't be done without"
linktext["essentially"]="in effect"
linktext["established"]="set up well and lasting a long time "
linktext["established"]="set up on a firm basis"
linktext["estimate"]="work out using a rough calculation"
linktext["estimated"]="judged the approximate size of"
linktext["estimate"]="judge the size of"
linktext["estimated"]="reached by a rough calculation"
linktext["estimated"]="worked out using a rough calculation"
linktext["estimates"]="answers worked out using a rough calculation"
linktext["estimate n"]="answer worked out using a rough calculation"
linktext["estimates"]="works out using a rough calculation"
linktext["European Union"]="large group of European countries that agreed to work together for the benefit of all"
linktext["evaluating"]="assessing; estimating the value of"
linktext["evaporate"]="change from liquid into vapour"
linktext["evaporation"]="changing from liquid to gas"
linktext["events"]="things that happen, especially important things"
linktext["evidence"]="reason to believe something"
linktext["evolution"]="the way living things alter over time through small changes in each generation that help an individual survive and produce young"
linktext["evolution"]="gradually getting better"
linktext["evolution"]="gradual change into something different"
linktext["evolution"]="how species alter over time through small changes that help individuals to survive and produce healthy young"
linktext["evolution "]="how species alter over time through small changes that help individuals to survive and produce healthy young"
linktext["evolutionarily"]="in terms of evolution"
linktext["evolutionary"]="refers to the development of living things from earlier forms of life"
linktext["evolutionary"]="through evolution"
linktext["evolutionary success"]="refers to a species that has survived unchanged for a very long time"
linktext["evolve"]="develop gradually"
linktext["evolve"]="develop and change"
linktext["evolve "]="change by evolution"
linktext["evolved"]="happened by evolution"

linktext["evolving"]="changing by evolution"
linktext["evolving"]="developing through evolution"
linktext["evolves"]="develops through evolution"
linktext["excavations"]="archeological digs"
linktext["exceed"]="be greater than"
linktext["exception"]="thing does not follow a rule"
linktext["exceptionally"]="very unusually"
linktext["excluded"]="deliberately left out"
linktext["executive director"]="person in nonprofit organisation who makes sure decisions taken by the board are carried out"
linktext["executive director"]="person who makes sure decisions taken by the directors are carried out"
linktext["existence"]="being there"
linktext["exotic"]="strikingly or excitingly different or unusual"
linktext["expand "]="grow bigger"
linktext["expanding"]="growing bigger"
linktext["expands"]="grows bigger"
linktext["expanses"]="wide areas"
linktext["expansion"]="growing bigger"
linktext["expedition"]="a journey made for a purpose"
linktext["expel"]="force out"
linktext["expelled"]="forced out"
linktext["expend"]="use up"
linktext["expenditure"]="amount used up"
linktext["experience"]="skill or knowledge gained by doing something for a while"
linktext["experience"]="something that happens"
linktext["experiment"]="a practical test set up to explore a theory "
linktext["experiment"]="a practical test done to shed light on a hypothesis or a theory"
linktext["experiment"]="a practical test set up to explore a hypothesis or make a discovery"
linktext["experiment "]="a practical test in science"
linktext["experiments"]="practical tests in science"
linktext["expertise"]="expert ability"
linktext["explanation"]="something that explains"
linktext["explore"]="examine carefully and in detail"
linktext["exposed"]="being unprotected or open to something harmful"
linktext["exposed to"]="in contact with, usually something harmful"
linktext["exposure"]="being in contact with"
linktext["exposure"]="being unprotected or open to something harmful"
linktext["expression"]="the process of creating a protein from a gene "
linktext["extended"]="made longer"
linktext["extensive"]="covering a wide range"
linktext["extensive"]="covering a wide range"
linktext["extinct"]="died out as a species"
linktext["extinction"]="the complete disappearance of a species"
linktext["extinction"]="dying out; not existing any more"
linktext["extract"]="separate by a physical or chemical method"
linktext["extracted"]="separated out using physics or chemistry"
linktext["extraordinary"]="very unusual or strange"
linktext["extrasolar"]="outside the solar system"
linktext["extra-terrestrial"]="outside the Earth"
linktext["extra-terrestrial"]="outside the Earth"
linktext["extreme"]="very great"
linktext["extremely"]="very far from the normal"
linktext["extreme"]="very far from being normal"
linktext["fabric"]="cloth or other material something is made from"
linktext["fabrication"]="construction; putting together"
linktext["fact"]="in science, an observation that has been repeatedly confirmed. (NAS)"
linktext["factor"]="take account of"
linktext["factor"]="multiplier or divider"
linktext["factors"]="things that actively contribute to a result"
linktext["factor"]="1 thing that actively contributes to a result 2 multiplier or divider"
linktext["factory"]="large building where machines are used to make things"
linktext["faecal pellet"]="a little ball of faeces"
linktext["faeces"]="solid body waste"
linktext["familiar"]="well-known; often seen"
linktext["familiar"]="well-known"
linktext["famine"]="severe shortage of food, often cause by drought"
linktext["fascinated"]="attracted and interested"
linktext["fast"]="eat no food"
linktext["fatal"]="causing death or destruction"
linktext["fatality"]="death"
linktext["fatally injured"]="hurt so badly that death followed"
linktext["fauna"]=" the animals of a certain area "
linktext["feasibility"]="ability to be put into practice"
linktext["features"]="noticeable parts"
linktext["feedback loop"]="feeding the output of a system back to the input to control how the system behaves"
linktext["femur"]="thigh bone"
linktext["femur"]="thigh bone"
linktext["fertile"]="able to produce young"
linktext["fertile"]="1 able to produce young 2 producing plenty of crops or plants"
linktext["fertility"]="ability to grow good crops"
linktext["fertilisation"]="joining of male and female cells to form a new cell that can become a new lving thing"
linktext["festive season"]="Christmas time"
linktext["fibreglass"]="tough material made of thin threads of glass"
linktext["fibula"]="bone between knee and ankle that runs alongside the tibia"
linktext["field"]="region of space in which a force is felt"
linktext["field"]="1 region where a physical force, such as magnetism or gravity, operates 2 in the real world away from laboratory or desk"

linktext["fields"]="regions of space in which a force is felt"
linktext["fiendishly"]="extremely difficult or complicated"
linktext["filter"]="pass through something that holds back solids above a certain size"
linktext["filter"]="device for holding back dirt or other unwanted material"
linktext["filters"]="devices for holding back dirt or other unwanted material"
linktext["filtered"]="passed through something that holds back solids above a certain size"
linktext["flexibility"]="ability to bend without breaking"
linktext["flexible"]="able to be bent often"
linktext["fluctuations"]="changes up or down over time"
linktext["fluid"]="substance that flows easily; liquid or gas"
linktext["focused"]="directed to a point or small area"
linktext["focused"]="concentrated"
linktext["focused"]="concentrated"
linktext["foetal"]="of the unborn baby"
linktext["Foetal"]="of the unborn baby"
linktext["foetus"]="unborn baby"
linktext["foetuses"]="unborn babies"
linktext["Foetuses"]="unborn babies"
linktext["follicle"]="small group of cells that surround and provide food to a structure, such as a hair "
linktext["forensic"]="to do with courts of law"
linktext["formal"]="following the accepted way"
linktext["formation"]="coming into existence"
linktext["formation"]="something that is formed"
linktext["formation"]="coming into existence"
linktext["former"]="first of two"
linktext["fossil"]="cast, impression or actual remains of an animal or plant preserved in rock"
linktext["fossil"]="cast or remains of an animal or plant found in rock"
linktext["fossils"]="casts or remains of animals or plants found in rock"
linktext["fossil fuel"]="fuel such as coal, oil and gas made from fossilised remains of plants from hundreds of millions of years ago"
linktext["Fossil fuels"]="fuels such as coal, oil and gas made from fossilised remains of plants from hundreds of millions of years ago"
linktext["fossil fuels"]="fuels such as coal, oil and gas made from fossilised remains of plants from hundreds of millions of years ago"
linktext["Fossil fuel"]="fuel such as coal, oil and gas made from fossilised remains of plants from hundreds of millions of years ago"
linktext["fossilised"]="turned into a form that can be preserved for a very long time in the earth"
linktext["fossilized"]="turned into a form that can be preserved for a very long time in the earth"
linktext["fracture"]="break of a bone"
linktext["fragment"]="small piece broken off"
linktext["fragments"]="small pieces broken off"
linktext["free radicals"]="groups of atoms, with an electric charge, that move around and react with substances in the body"
linktext["frequencies"]="numbers of vibrations per second"
linktext["frequency"]="1 number of vibrations per second 2 happening often"


linktext["frigid"]="very cold"
linktext["frontal"]="at the front"
linktext["fruit fly"]="two-winged insect used often in experiments to study genes"
linktext["fruitless"]="producing no results"
linktext["fueled"]="provided energy for"
linktext["fulfil"]="carry out"
linktext["function"]="what something does or is designed to do"
linktext["functional MRI"]="MRI used to get images of blood flow and oxygen levels to different parts of the brain, when the patient performs certain tasks"
linktext["fundamental"]="basic and essential"
linktext["fungi"]="living things such as mushrooms, toadstools and yeasts that reproduce by spores"
linktext["fused"]="blended together by melting"
linktext["fused"]="linked"

linktext["Gaia"]="the hypothesis that all Earth is one living thing, with different species acting like cells of a body, and working together for the benefit of the whole"
linktext["gait"]="way of walking"
linktext["galaxy"]="collection of millions or billions of stars, held together by gravity"
linktext["galaxies"]="collections of millions or billions of stars, held together by gravity"
linktext["gas giant"]="any of the four large outer planets of the Solar System which consist largely of gas and have no solid surface"
linktext["gas giant"]="planet made mostly of gas with no solid surface, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune"
linktext["gauze"]="fine mesh"
linktext["gears"]="wheel with teeth that passes the turning movement of one shaft to another shaft"
linktext["gender"]="male or female"
linktext["gender-bending"]="acting in a way more usual from the opposite sex "
linktext["gene"]="a heritable string of nucleotides that can be transcribed, creating a molecule with biological activity"
// the above is by Sandra Porter at her blog
linktext["gene"]="part of animal and plant cells that controls what is inherited; a section of DNA that does a particular job"
linktext["gene,"]="part of animal and plant cells that controls what is inherited; a section of DNA that does a particular job"
linktext["gene "]="part of animal and plant cells that controls what is inherited; a section of DNA that does a particular job"
linktext["gene expression"]="making a protein from a gene"
linktext["gene pool"]="all the genes in a species or group of individuals, at any one time"
linktext["generalise"]="say things that are not precise or definite"
linktext["general theory of relativity"]="fundamental theory in which the laws of physics are independent of the motion of the observer. This leads to a theory of gravitation that has passed all experimental tests."
linktext["general relativity"]="fundamental theory in which the laws of physics are independent of the motion of the observer; this leads to a theory of gravitation that has passed all experimental tests"
linktext["generate"]="produce; bring into existence"
linktext["generating"]="producing; bringing into existence"
linktext["generation"]="set of living things or objects born or developed from earlier ones"
linktext["generation"]="a group of individuals living at the same time"
linktext["generation "]="all the individuals born at roughly the same time"
linktext["generations"]="groups of individuals born at roughly the same time and following each other"
linktext["generations"]="average number of years between parents and children; around 30 years at present"
linktext["genes"]= "parts of animal and plant cells that control what is inherited; sections of DNA that do a particular job"
linktext["genetic"]="through, in or by the genes"
linktext["genetic "]="to do with the genes"
linktext["genetic"]="to do with the genes"
linktext["genetically"]="through, in or by the genes"
linktext["genetics"]="the science of genes and what they do"
linktext["genome"]="the full set of genes carried by an individual or species"
linktext["genomics"]="the science of the genome"
linktext["genus"]="group of similar animals or plants; may include several species"
linktext["geological"]="about geology"
linktext["geology"]="the science of the history of the earth and its life, especially as recorded in the rocks"
linktext["geologists"]="scientists who study the history of Earth and its life, as recorded in the rocks"
linktext["geometrical"]="by lines and angles"
linktext["gesture"]="a movement that gives a message"
linktext["geyser"]="natural spring that shoots out hot water "
linktext["glacial"]="icy; made by ice"
linktext["glacier"]="large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or spreading out"
linktext["glaciers"]="large bodies of ice moving slowly down a slope or spreading out"
linktext["gland"]="organ in the body that produces a particular substance"
linktext["global"]="worldwide"
linktext["Global"]="worldwide"
linktext["global warming"]="an increase in average temperature over the whole Earth"
linktext["globule"]="small rounded drop"
linktext["gracile"]="slender"
linktext["gradual"]="happening slowly but steadily"
linktext["gradually"]="slowly but steadily"
linktext["graduate"]="person with university or college degree"
linktext["grappling"]="holding firmly"
linktext["gravitation"]="long-distance force of attraction between objects due to their mass; one of the four fundamental forces"
linktext["gravitationally bound"]="held together by gravitation"
linktext["gravitational wave"]="ripples in space-time that spread out at the speed of light and are caused by accelerating matter"
linktext["gravitational waves"]="ripples in space-time that spread out at the speed of light and are caused by accelerating matter"
linktext["gravity"]="the force of gravitation, especially here on Earth"
linktext["grazing"]="feeding on growing grass, young plants and trees"
linktext["Great apes"]="chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos - also humans"
linktext["great apes"]="chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos - also humans"
linktext["greenhouse effect"]="warming caused by energy from the sun trapped by greenhouse gases"
linktext["greenhouse gas"]="any gas in the atmosphere that traps heat and contributes to global warming"
linktext["groundspeed"]="speed over the ground"
linktext["groundwork"]="work that shows how things can be done and makes further work easier "
linktext["guidance"]="advice or help on what to do"
linktext["gully"]="narrow channel"
linktext["gyre"]="a circulatory ocean current"

linktext["habitable"]="people could live there"
linktext["habitable zone"]="space round a star in wich planets can support life "
linktext["habitat"]="the place or environment where a plant or animal normally lives and grows"
linktext["habitat"]="place and conditions in which a plant or animal normally lives and grows"
linktext["habitats"]="places and conditions in which a plant or animal normally lives and grows"
linktext["hallmark"]="one thig that tells you what something is"
linktext["hallmark"]="one thig that tells you what something is"
linktext["hallucination"]="something seen or heard that is not really there"
linktext["harbour"]="support, shelter"
linktext["hard drive"]="a device in a computer, where instructions and data are stored long-term"
linktext["hardwired"]="caused by anatomy, rather than being learned "
linktext["harmonic"]="pleasing mix of musical notes"
linktext["harness"]="control and use"
linktext["harnessed"]="control and put to work"
linktext["harvest"]="gather in a crop"
linktext["haunts"]="places they are often found"
linktext["hazards"]="dangers"
linktext["hazard (v)"]="take a chance on"
linktext["headwaters"]="streams from the sources of a river that come together to form the river"
linktext["headwind"]="a wind from straight ahead"
linktext["hectare"]="unit of area, equal to 10,000 meters squared"
linktext["heliosphere"]="volume of space affected by the solar wind - it stretches beyond the orbit of Pluto"
linktext["hemisphere"]="one half of a sphere"
linktext["haemoglobin"]=" protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs around the body, and carbon dioxide back to the lungs"
linktext["hence"]="as a result"
linktext["herbivore"]="animal that lives on plants"
linktext["heredity"]="passing on of characteristics from parents to young"
linktext["heritage"]="valuable things passed on to the future or down from the past"
linktext["Heritage"]="valuable things passed on to the future or down from the past"
linktext["hibernate"]="sleep through the winter"
linktext["highlighted"]="had special attention drawn to it"
linktext["highlights"]="very interesting parts"
linktext["hippocampus"]="part of the brain in humans and animals"
linktext["historical record"]="written information about the past"
linktext["history"]="what happened in the past"
linktext["hoard"]="store away"
linktext["hoarding"]="storing away"
linktext["hominids"]="member of a family of primates that includes humans and their recent ancestors"
linktext["hostile"]="unfriendly"
linktext["host star"]="star around which a particular planet is in orbit"
linktext["hotbed"]="place that promotes rapid growth"
linktext["humanity"]="all the human beings on Earth"
linktext["humerus"]="bone that stretches from shoulder to elbow joint"
linktext["Humidity"]="amount of moisture in the air"
linktext["humidity"]="amount of moisture in the air"
linktext["hunter-gatherers"]="people who live by hunting animals and gathering food from plants"
linktext["hurricane"]="a tropical cyclone with high winds usually accompanied by rain and lightning"
linktext["hydrated"]="having plenty of water"
linktext["hyperlink"]="text on a website that takes you to another page or a different part of the same page"
linktext["hypothermic"]="having a very low body temperature"
linktext["hypothesis"]="testable statement about the natural world that can be used to build more complex inferences and explanations"
linktext["hypothesis"]="a tentative scientific explanation that can be tested"
linktext["hypothesis"]="a tentative explanation that leads to predictions that can be tested by experiment"
linktext["hypotheses"]="tentative explanations that lead to predictions that can be tested by experiment"
linktext["hypothesised"]="formed the hypothesis that "
linktext["hypoxic"]="lack of oxygen in body tissues"
linktext["personalize"]="make especially useful for yourself"

linktext["icecaps"]="permanent covering of ice and snow at North and South poles"
linktext["ideal"]="existing only in the mind; perfect"
linktext["ideal"]="perfect; completely suitable"
linktext["ideal"]="perfect; completely suitable"
linktext["identifies"]="marks out as a certain person or thing"
linktext["identify"]="recognise as something"
linktext["identify "]="recognise as something"
linktext["identifying"]="recognising as something"
linktext["identification"]="recognising as something" 
linktext["illusion"]="something that seems real to the eye but isn't"
linktext["image"]="likeness"
linktext["image"]="photograph; visual record"
linktext["images"]="photographs; visual records"
linktext["image"]="forming a photograph or likeness"
linktext["imbalance"]="out of balance"
linktext["immediate"]="happening now"
linktext["immense"]="huge, extremely large"
linktext["immense"]="huge, extremely large"
linktext["immense"]="huge, extremely large"
linktext["impact"]="collision; influence or effect"
linktext["impacts"]="effects or influences"
linktext["impacting"]="having a big effect on"
linktext["implant"]="insert in a living place"
linktext["implemented"]="made; carried out"
linktext["implementing"]="making; carrying out"
linktext["implications"]="consequences; effects on how we think about something"
linktext["implosion"]="compare with explosion"
linktext["improved"]="better"
linktext["in vitro"]="outside the living body, in the test-tube"
linktext["inadequate"]="not enough"
linktext["inadequate"]=" not enough; not good enough"
linktext["incentive"]="something that makes people want to try harder"
linktext["income"]="pay; what a person earns by working"
linktext["income"]="pay; what a person earns by working"
linktext["incomplete"]="not all there"
linktext["incomplete"]="not all there"
linktext["incubation"]="sitting on eggs to keep them warm"
linktext["independently"]="with no connection to each other"
linktext["independently"]="on their own"
linktext["inderdisciplinary"]="between more than one branch of learning"
linktext["indicate"]="to be a sign of"
linktext["indication"]="sign or suggestion"
linktext["indications"]="signs or suggestions"
linktext["indicator"]="a sign of something "
linktext["individual"]="a particular being or thing"
linktext["individual"]="single or separate"
linktext["inducing"]="producing or causing"
linktext["industrial"]="to do with industry"
linktext["industrialised"]="having many factories"
linktext["industrialisation"]="creating many factories and businesses"
linktext["industry"]="making goods, especially in factories"
linktext["inertia"]="property of matter by which it stays at rest or moves at constant speed, unless a force acts on it"
linktext["infancy"]="early childhood"
linktext["infection"]="disease that can spread by air or water"
linktext["infectious"]="can be spread by air or water"
linktext["influence"]="the ability to produce an effect "
linktext["influences"]="produces an effect"
linktext["influences"]="produces an effect"
linktext["influence"]="have an effect on someone or something"
linktext["influx"]="a flowing in"
linktext["infrared"]="invisible electromagnetic radiation, lying between red light and microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum"
linktext["infrastructure"]="the basic services and systems a country needs - roads, buildings, power supplies etc"
linktext["inhabited"]="lived in "
linktext["inhaling"]="breathing in"
linktext["inherit"]="get from parents at conception"
linktext["inherited"]="passed on from parents at conception"
linktext["inherited"]="gained from parents at conception"
linktext["inhibit"]="hinder or prevent"
linktext["inhibit"]="stop or hinder"
linktext["initial"]="at the beginning"
linktext["initiative"]="first step in tackling something"
linktext["injecting"]="forcing a liquid into"
linktext["inland"]="away from the coast"
linktext["innovation"]="coming up with completely new ways of doing things"
linktext["innovation"]="a completely new process or way of doing things"
linktext["innovative"]="completely new"
linktext["insensitive"]="not easily affected"
linktext["insight"]="seeing how a thing works; understanding"
linktext["inspire"]="fill with ideas or enthusiasm"
linktext["inspire"]="fill with ideas or enthusiasm"
linktext["instabilities"]="regions of turbulence that grow"
linktext["insulin"]="substance that controls the amount of sugar in the blood"

linktext["instinct"]="built-in behavior that does not have to be learned"
linktext["instrument"]="a measuring device"
linktext["instruments"]="devices for measuring something"
linktext["intake"]="taking something in"
linktext["integral"]="being an essential part of a whole thing"
linktext["integrated circuit"]="device made of electronic devices connected together imprinted on semiconducting material"
linktext["integrity"]="wholeness, working together as a whole"
linktext["intend"]="have in mind as a purpose"
linktext["intended"]="had in mind"
linktext["intense"]="very strong; concentrated"
linktext["Intense"]="very strong; concentrated"
linktext["intensity"]="power per unit area delivered by a wave; also called irradiance"
linktext["intensities"]="intensity is the power delivered by a wave on each unit of area; measured for example in kilowatts per metre squared"
linktext["intensive"]="using a lot of effort in a short time; serving to increase production but not costs"
linktext["interact"]="have an effect on one another"
linktext["interaction"]="comin	g together and affecting each other"
linktext["interactive"]="refers to programs that respond to the user, taking instructions and giving feedback"
linktext["interbreed"]="have an effect on one another"
linktext["interconnecting"]="connecting together"
linktext["interior"]="inside"
linktext["interior"]="inner parts, insides"
linktext["intermediate"]="coming between"
linktext["internal"]="to do with the inside"
linktext["international"]="to do with more than one country"
linktext["international treaty"]="an agreement between countries"
linktext["interplay"]="action or influence of things on each other"
linktext["interrelated"]="related to each other"
linktext["interrogate"]="ask questions of"
linktext["interstellar"]="between the stars"
linktext["Interstellar"]="between the stars"
linktext["intricate"]="very complicated"
linktext["intricately"]="in a very complicated way"
linktext["intriguing"]="very interesting, fascinating "
linktext["intuitively"]="in a way that gets an answer immediately without logical thinking"
linktext["inventive"]="making or thinking up new things"
linktext["inventive"]="good at making or thinking up new things"
linktext["inversely associated"]="one gets bigger when the other gets smaller, and vice-versa"
linktext["invertebrate"]="without a backbone"
linktext["invest"]="use money to achieve something"
linktext["invest "]="spend money to get something back"
linktext["investigate"]="find out as much as possible about, usually by following a plan "
linktext["investigated"]="found out as much as possible about, usually by following a plan "
linktext["investigation"]="study that finds out as much as possible, usually by following a plan"
linktext["investigator"]="someone who finds out as much as possible, usually by following a plan"
linktext["investment"]="using time and money to improve something"
linktext["involuntary "]="not caused by conscious decision"
linktext["ion"]="an electrically charged particle"
linktext["ionise"]="add electrons to or remove them from an atom or molecule so that it is left with an electric charge"
linktext["ionised"]="having large numbers of electrons separated from their atoms"
linktext["irradiating"]="filling with radiation"
linktext["irregular"]="not smooth or even"
linktext["irreversibly"]="can not be returned to normal"
linktext["isolate"]="separate from other things that are similar"
linktext["isolated"]="alone"
linktext["isolated"]="found on its own"
linktext["isolated"]="in one place unconnected to others"
linktext["isotope"]="isotopes are different forms of the same element, with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons"



linktext["jawed"]="having a jaw"
linktext["journal"]="magazine in which experts report their work"
linktext["journals"]="magazines in which experts report their work"
linktext["Jurassic Period"]="period between 208 and 144 million years ago "
linktext["juvenile"]="not yet an adult"
linktext["K"]="short for kelvin, a unit of temperature equal to a degree on the Celsius scale. But the Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero."
linktext["kilometre"]="unit of length;1000 metres"
linktext["kilometres"]="units of length; 1 kilometre = 1000 metres"
linktext["kilovolt"]="one thousand volts"
linktext["Kyoto Protocol"]="international agreement that sets targets for greenhouse gas emissions by countries "
linktext["laboratory"]="1 room or building fitted out for science experiments 2 something in the natural world that allows scientific theories to be tested, as they are in a laboratory"
linktext["laboriously"]="needing a lot of hard work"
linktext["lactate"]="waste produce that builds up when there is not enough oxygen for normal metabolism. Muscles won’t work when too much lactate builds up in them.  "
linktext["landmarks"]="object that stands out in the landscape"
linktext["landscapes"]="types of countryside"
linktext["larva"]="insect in the first stage of its life, after in comes out of an egg"
linktext["larvae"]="insects in the first stage of their lives, after they come out of the egg"
linktext["laser"]="device that gives out a strong, narrow beam of light or other radiation"
linktext["latitude"]="angle that a straight line from a position on the surface of a planet makes at the centre of the planet with another line drawn from the equator."
linktext["latitude"]="distance from the equator measured in degrees "
linktext["latter"]="second of two"
linktext["launched"]="made available for the first time"
linktext["launched"]="made available for the first time"
linktext["lava"]="melted rock that flows from a volcano or vent"
linktext["law"]="A descriptive generalization about how some aspect of the natural world behaves under stated circumstances. (NAS)"
linktext["left-brain"]="refers to activities thought to take place mainly in the left half of the brain, such as maths, logic and language"
linktext["legendary"]="famous"
linktext["legislation"]="the action of making laws"
linktext["lethal"]="causing death"
linktext["lexicon"]="set of words in a language"
linktext["life expectancy"]="an expected number of years of life based on statistics"
linktext["light year"]="distance light travels in one year in empty space; roughly 6 million million miles. Note: a light year is a distance not a time."
linktext["light years"]="a light year is the distance that light travels in one year in empty space; roughly 6 million million miles"
linktext["limb"]="a leg, arm or wing"
linktext["limit"]="greatest or least amount allowed"
linktext["limit"]="keep within limits"
linktext["limitation"]="thing that reduces (limits) usefulness"
linktext["limited"]="few; kept within limits"
linktext["limited"]="kept within usually narrow limits"
linktext["limited"]="not great"
linktext["limiting"]="keeping within limits; reducing"
linktext["lineage"]="line of ancestors"
linktext["linkage disequilibrium"]="non-random association of alleles at two or more loci, not necessarily on the same chromosome"
linktext["lingering"]="lasting a long time"
linktext["liquid chromatography"]="technique for separating a mixture of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances"
linktext["literally"]="exactly as stated"
linktext["literature"]="writing by the experts"
linktext["literature"]="writing by the experts"
linktext["litre"]="measure of liquid; about 1.76 pints"
linktext["livestock"]="farm animals"
linktext["local "]="of a place or small area"
linktext["locate"]="discover where something is"
linktext["located"]="in place"
linktext["location"]="place where something is"
linktext["locomotion"]="how an animal moves from one place to another"
linktext["locomotory"]="to do with moving from one place to another "
linktext["logical"]="reasonable"
linktext["longitude"]="distance east or west measured in degrees"
linktext["longstanding"]="having existed for a long time"
linktext["low latitude"]="near the equator (which has latitude zero) "
linktext["lowland"]="low-lying country"
linktext["luminous"]="giving off lots of energy, usually in the form of light"

linktext["macular degeneration"]="the commonest form of blindness, which happens as the eye gradually deteriorates with age"
linktext["magnet"]="rock or metal that pulls iron towards itself"
linktext["magnetar"]="a neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field"
linktext["magnetic"]="of a magnet"
linktext["magnetic field"]="region around a magnet, or a conductor carrying an electric current, where its magnetism can affect other objects"
linktext["magnetism"]="the properties and effects of magnets"
linktext["magnetometer"]="istrument for measuring magnetic fields"
linktext["maintain"]="keep in good condition"
linktext["maintenance"]="keeping in good condition"
linktext["major"]="very important; large"
linktext["malleable"]="adaptable"
linktext["malnutrition"]="not getting enough good food"
linktext["mammal"]="animal that gives birth to live young and feeds them with mother’s milk. Humans are mammals."
linktext["mammals"]="animals that give birth to live young and feed them with mothers' milk. Humans are mammals."
linktext["manage"]="organize effectively"
linktext["mandible"]="lower part of the jaw"
linktext["mantle"]="layer between a planet's core and its crust"
linktext["marginal"]="only just worth doing or having"
linktext["marine"]="to do with the sea; living in the sea"
linktext["market"]="people coming together to buy and sell"
linktext["mass"]="the amount of matter in a body"
linktext["mass "]="the amount of matter in a body"
linktext["mass extinction"]="extinction of large number of species"
linktext["mass spectrometer"]="an instrument for measuring amounts of different elements or isotopes in a sample"
linktext["mass spectrometer"]="an instrument for measuring amounts of different substances in a sample"
linktext["massive"]="having a large mass"
linktext["massive"]="having mass"
linktext["massive"]="having a large mass"
linktext["matter"]="anything that has mass"
linktext["mastodon"]="any of an extinct family of mammals belonging to the elephant order"
linktext["mastodon"]="any of an extinct family of mammals belonging to the elephant order"
linktext["mate"]="have sex"
linktext["mate"]="member of the opposite sex with which an animal or bird has young"
linktext["material"]="the matter from which things are made, for example wood, metal, plastic, fabric"
linktext["materials"]="substances from which something can be made"
linktext["mature"]="become fully grown and developed"
linktext["mature"]="fully grown and developed"
linktext["maximum"]="greatest allowed"
linktext["measure"]="a standard for comparing"
linktext["measurements"]="the size of something found by comparing it with something else that is known"
linktext["measurement uncertainties"]="estimated ranges of values in which the true values of measurements lie; an indication of how exact a measurement is"
linktext["mechanical"]="1 made of machinery 2 of energy and forces and their effect on bodies"
linktext["mechanics"]="parts of a machine"
linktext["mechanism"]="the moving parts of a machine"
linktext["mechanism"]="the chemical or physical process that makes something happen"
linktext["mechanism"]="a natural object that is like a machine in how it is made or what it does"
linktext["mechanism"]="detail of what happens to cause something"
linktext["mechanisms"]="details of what happens to cause something"
linktext["mechanisms"]="the processes that make something happen"
linktext["megafauna"]="very large animals, especially the now-extinct grass-eaters of the Pleistocene"
linktext["megapixel"]="a million pixels"
linktext["membrane"]="thin, flexible layer"
linktext["mental retardation"]="slower than usual development of the brain"
linktext["meridian"]="line on a map from north to south poles"
linktext["mesoderm"]="the middle of the three layers of an embryo, from which most of the muscles, bones and connective tissues develop"
linktext["metabolic rate"]="how fast chemical energy is being turned into heat and work in a body’s cells"
linktext["metabolism"]="all the chemical changes in living cells that produce the substances and energy needed for life"
linktext["metabolic"]="to do with metabolism"
linktext["metaphor"]="imaginative way of describing something as something else"
linktext["meteor"]="particle of dust or rock entering the atmosphere at high speed and burning up by friction; the resulting flash of light in the sky."
linktext["meteorite"]="lump of dust or rock from space that falls to earth; meteor that reaches the surface"
linktext["meteorological"]="of or about meteorology"
linktext["meteorology"]="science of the atmosphere, especially its weather and weather forecasting"
linktext["methane"]="gas that burns easily and contains carbon. Most of natural gas is methane. It is also released when dead plants and animals decay."
linktext["methyl group"]="a group of one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms (CH3)"
linktext["methylation"]="addition of methyl (CH3) group to DNA which causes inactivation of that region. "
linktext["microbe"]="a microscopic creature, such as bacterium or virus; a germ"
linktext["microbes"]="microscopic creatures, such as bacteria or viruses"
linktext["microbiology"]="science of the biology of a cell at the level of its molecules"

linktext["microelectronics"]="devices such as integrated circuits, whose parts are around the size of a micron"
linktext["microenvironments"]="very small environments - around the size of a micron"
linktext["microfabrication"]="putting together from parts that are around a millionth of a meter in size"
linktext["micron"]="millionth of a metre"
linktext["microphone"]="instrument that detects sounds and converts them to electricity"
linktext["microprocessor"]="electronic devices on a silicon chip, which can process programs, remember information or perform calculations"
linktext["microscopic"]="can be seen only through a microscope; very small"
linktext["microwave"]="a short radio wave; an electromagnetic wave between 1 millimetre and 1 metre in wavelength"
linktext["migrate"]="leave one place and settle in another"
linktext["migrants"]="people or animals that leave one place and settle in another - usually with the seasons in animals and birds"
linktext["migrating"]="moving from one region to another, often with the seasons"
linktext["migratory"]="moving from one region to another, often with the seasons"
linktext["migration"]="a movement from one region to another"
linktext["migrated"]="left one place and settled in another"
linktext["milestone"]="important event in the progress of something"
linktext["milestones"]="important events in the progress of something"
linktext["millennia"]="thousands of years (plural of millennium)"
linktext["millisecond"]="one thousandth of a second"
linktext["milliseconds"]="thousandths of a second"
linktext["mindset"]="how someone thinks"
linktext["mineral"]="a natural crystal, such as diamond or quartz, which has a definite chemical composition"
linktext["mineral"]="natural substance that is neither plant nor animal"
linktext["mineral "]="natural substance that is neither plant nor animal"
linktext["minerals"]="natural substances that are neither plant nor animal"
linktext["miniature"]="very small"
linktext["miniaturization"]="making very small"
linktext["minimise "]="make as small as possible"
linktext["minimum"]="least or smallest"
linktext["mission"]="scientific expedition; all the tasks and travels a spacecraft is designed to complete"
linktext["mission controller"]="the person on Earth in charge of a spacecraft when it is in space doing its job "
linktext["misunderstand"]="get a wrong idea"
linktext["mite"]="any of various small arachnids that are often parasites"
linktext["mitigate"]="make less serious"
linktext["mitochondria"]="structures in the cells of all living things except bacteria. They produce energy from food, and also contain a little loop of DNA"
linktext["mitochondrial"]="to do with structures in the cells of all living things except bacteria. They produce energy from food, and also contain a little loop of DNA"
linktext["mitochondrion"]="singular of mitochondria"
linktext["mobile"]="able to move easily"
linktext["model"]="copy of an object, often on a smaller scale and with different materials"
linktext["model"]="a set of equations that can be solved, usually on a computer, to learn how something behaves. Short for “mathematical model”."
linktext["model"]="copy of an object, usually on a smaller scale, and with different materials. Can also mean ‘mathematical model’ which is a set of equations that capture how the object behaves"
linktext["model"]="a set of equations that can be solved on a computer to learn how something behaves"
linktext["model (v)"]="set up equations and solve them, usually on a computer, to learn how something behaves"
linktext["model"]="short for 'animal model'; this is animal behaviour or biology studied by scientists to shed light on humans"
linktext["model"]="copy of an object, often on a smaller scale and with different materials"
linktext["modelled"]="set up a model of"
linktext["modelling"]="setting up equations and solving them, usually on a computer, to learn how something behaves"
linktext["models"]="1 copies of objects, often on a smaller scale and with different materials 2 sets of equations that can be solved on a computer to learn how something behaves"
linktext["moderated"]="having a moderator, which is someone who decides what can be seen"
linktext["moderated"]="having a moderator, which is someone who decides what can be seen"
linktext["moderately"]="medium; neither very little nor very great"
linktext["modest"]="not great"
linktext["modify"]="change slightly"
linktext["moisture"]="water in tiny drops; dampness"
linktext["molar"]="wide back tooth used for chewing"
linktext["molecular"]="about or made of molecules"
linktext["molecular electronics"]="new approach to making chips using molecules instead of silicon as transistors, wires and other electronic devices"
linktext["molecular marker"]="gene or DNA sequence that can be used to identify an organism or species"
linktext["molecule"]="the smallest part of a substance that can exist; made of two or more atoms linked together"
linktext["molecule"]="the smallest part of a substance; made of two or more atoms joined together"
linktext["molecules"]="the smallest parts of a substance; a molecule is made of two or more atoms joined together"
linktext["monitor"]="watch or test how something is working"
linktext["moon"]="a smaller body in orbit around a planet"
linktext["morphology"]="the study of shape"
linktext["mortality"]="number of people who die"
linktext["motivation"]="inner driving force"
linktext["mottled"]="marked with spots or patches of colour"
linktext["moulds"]="takes the same shape as"
linktext["mucous membrane"]="the thin skin that lines animal organs that are in contact with air (for example breathing, digestive and genital passages). It produces mucus, a moist, slippery, protective fluid."
linktext["multidisciplinary"]="belonging to many different disciplines (which means subjects of study)"
linktext["multimedia"]="using several different forms of communication information, such as text, images, film, sound"
linktext["multimedia"]="using different ways to provide information, such as text, images, film, sound"
linktext["multiple"]="many"
linktext["multiple"]="many"
linktext["multitasking"]="doing several things at once"
linktext["mutant"]="changed from the normal"
linktext["mutant"]="having genes that are different from normal "
linktext["mutual"]="done to each other"
linktext["mysterious"]="unable to be explained or understood, puzzling"

linktext["nano"]="a prefix that means one thousand millionth; usually refers to objects that are measures in nanometers"
linktext["nanometer"]="one thousand millionth of a meter"
linktext["nanometre"]="one thousand millionth of a metre"
linktext["nanoscale"]="at the scale of nanometres"
linktext["nanotechnology"]="design and production of extremely small electronic devices and circuits built from individual atoms and molecules"
linktext["nanotube"]="tube-shaped carbon molecules with properties that could make them useful in very small-scale electronics"
linktext["nape"]="back of the neck"
linktext["narrowed"]="reduced in number and variety"
linktext["national"]="of a nation or country"
linktext["national symbol"]="thing used as a sign for a country"
linktext["native"]="belonging to a particular place"
linktext["natural"]="existing in the world and not made by humans"
linktext["natural"]="existing in the world and not made by humans"
linktext["natural"]="existing in the world and not made by humans"
linktext["natural frequency"]="frequency at which an object or system naturally vibrates"
linktext["naturalist"]="expert in plants and animals"
linktext["navigate"]="find the way from one place to another"
linktext["navigational"]="about finding the way from one place to another"
linktext["Neandertal"]="early form of humans who lived in Europe during the late Pleistocene, about 100,000 to 30,000 years ago"
linktext["near-Earth asteroid"]="asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of the Earth, and so may collide with it "
linktext["nebular"]="referring to immense clouds of very thin gas or dust in interstellar space. Nebulae are the birthplaces of stars, but some nebulae are produced by gas thrown off from dying stars "
linktext["nebula"]="immense cloud of very thin gas or dust in space, where stars are born"
linktext["nebulosity"]="general term for a fuzzy area of the night sky, usually a distant cloud of gas or dust"
linktext["Neptune"]="gas giant; 8th planet out from the sun"
linktext["Neptune"]="gas giant; 8th planet out from the sun"
linktext["nervous system"]="all the nerves that carry electrical signals from one part of the body to another; includes the brain"
linktext["net"]="overall"
linktext["network"]="something that has many connecting parts that work together"
linktext["neural"]="to do with nerves or brain"
linktext["neural circuits"]="the complete paths of signals through the nervous system"
linktext["neurobiology"]="the science of nerves and nervous systems"
linktext["neuro-developmental disorder"]="something that has gone wrong with the development of nerves and brain"
linktext["neurology"]="study of nerves and brain"
linktext["neurotransmitters"]="chemicals that carry signals between nerve cells, or between nerve cells and other organs such as muscles"
linktext["neutral"]="neither one thing nor the other"
linktext["neutral"]="having positive and negative electric charges in balance"
linktext["neutron"]="one of the fundamental particles of matter. Neutrons have no electric charge."
linktext["neutron star"]="ball of neutrons with very high density that remains after a supernova explosion has destroyed a star"
linktext["New World"]="north and south America"
linktext["newton"]="unit of force; about the weight of an apple"
linktext["nocturnal"]="active at night"
linktext["nomadic"]="moving from place to place following the food"
linktext["non-communicable"]="refers to a disease that can’t be caught from another person"
linktext["non-flammable"]="does not burn"
linktext["non-radiative"]="not sending out energy"
linktext["non-toxic"]="not poisonous (Note: the writer has this wrong: ozone is a toxic gas)"
linktext["normal"]="usual or ordinary"
linktext["notable"]="worth noticing"
linktext["noted"]="famous for a particular reason"
linktext["novel"]="new and unusual"
linktext["novelty"]="something new and unusual"
linktext["nuclear"]="of the nucleus"
linktext["nuclear fusion"]="coming together of nuclei of light elements, such as hydrogen, into those of a heavier element, such as helium. The loss in their combined mass is converted into energy."
linktext["nuclear reaction"]="a process in which the nuclei of atoms change - often by fission or fusion"
linktext["nuclear reactions"]="processes in which the nuclei of atoms change - often by fission or fusion"
linktext["nuclei"]="plural of nucleus"
linktext["nucleic acid"]="Complex organic acid present in all living cells. The two types, known as DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), form the basis of heredity."
linktext["nucleotide"]="building block of DNA or RNA, consisting of one nitrogenous base, one phosphate molecule and one sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA)"
linktext["nucleotide"]="building block of DNA, consisting of one nitrogenous base, one phosphate molecule and one sugar molecule"
linktext["nucleus"]="1 the centre of an atom, made of protons and neutrons 2 the central part of a cell. It contains threads of DNA and controls what the cell does"
linktext["numerous"]="more in number"
linktext["numerous"]="many"
linktext["numerous"]="many"
linktext["nursery"]="place where young children are looked after"
linktext["nutrient"]="substance that helps keep a plant or animal alive and well; food"
linktext["nutrients"]="substances that help keep a plant or animal alive and well; foods"
linktext["nutrition"]="how well-fed they are; the science of food, and its effect on human and animal life, health, and disease. "
linktext["nutritional"]="about keeping alive and healthy by means of food"

linktext["objective"]="not affected by personal feelings or opinion; actual"
linktext["objective"]="see and notice, especially in science"
linktext["obscure"]="not clear; difficult to understand"
linktext["obscuring"]="covering up; hiding"
linktext["observation"]="accurate watching and recording; a measurement"
linktext["observations"]="accurate watching and recording; measurements"
linktext["observatory"]="building, telescope and instruments for doing astronomy"
linktext["observed"]="seen and noticed, especially in science"
linktext["observe"]="see and notice, especially in science"
linktext["obstacle"]="something that is in the way"
linktext["obstructive"]="stopping or reducing the flow"
linktext["occult"]="to do with magic or the supernatural"
linktext["occupant"]="someone who occupies"
linktext["occupied"]="filled the space"
linktext["oceanographers"]="scientists who study the oceans and the life in them"
linktext["oceanographer"]="scientist who studies the oceans and the life in them"
linktext["oceanic"]="to do with the oceans"
linktext["offspring"]="new life produced by an animal or plant"
linktext["olfactory"]="to do with the sense of smell"
linktext["omega-6"]="type of fatty acid found in safflower, sunflower, corn, sesame and other oils"
linktext["omega-3"]="type of fatty acid with health benefits found in fish, flaxseed and walnut oil"
linktext["Omega-6"]="type of fatty acid found in safflower, sunflower, corn, sesame and other oils"
linktext["Omega-3"]="type of fatty acid with health benefits found in fish, flaxseed and walnut oil"
linktext["online"]="on the worldwide web"
linktext["online"]="on the worldwide web"
linktext["opponent"]="someone who argues or fights against another"
linktext["opposite"]="as different as possible"
linktext["optical"]="to do with visible light or with the sense of sight"
linktext["optimal"]="best in the circumstances"
linktext["optimistic"]="assuming things improve more than the baseline"
linktext["optimistic"]="expecting things to turn out well"
linktext["orangutans"]="large apes with long arms and red-brown coat; the word means 'wild man'"
linktext["orangutans"]="large apes with long arms and red-brown coat; the word means 'wild man'"


linktext["orbits"]="curved paths followed by a star or planet around a centre"
linktext["orbit (v)"]="move in a curved path around a sun, planet or other object in space"
linktext["orbits (v)"]="moves in a curved path around a sun, planet or other object in space"
linktext["orbit"]="curved path followed by one body around another"
linktext["organ"]="part of the body with a particular job to do"
linktext["organs"]="parts of the body with particular jobs to do"
linktext["organic"]="to do with living things"
linktext["organic"]="grown without using chemical fertilzers, pesticides etc"
linktext["organise"]="plan and prepare; put things in order"
linktext["organism "]="a living thing"
linktext["organisms"]="living things"
linktext["origin"]="the point at which something begins"
linktext["original"]="existing from the start; earliest"
linktext["originated"]="began"
linktext["origins"]="beginnings"
linktext["oscillates"]="moves or changes regularly; vibrates"
linktext["oscillations"]="steady back and forth swinging; a wave"
linktext["outlier"]="something far from the centre or normal"
linktext["outset"]="the beginning of something"
linktext["overall"]="including everything"
linktext["overconfident"]="more sure of success than is sensible"
linktext["overlook"]="not notice"
linktext["overlooked"]="not noticed"
linktext["overwhelm"]="bury or drown by sheer weight or number"
linktext["overwhelm"]="bury or drown by sheer weight or number"
linktext["oxidation"]="chemical reaction in which oxygen combines with another substance"
linktext["oxidative"]="of oxidation"
linktext["oxidize"]="combine with oxygen"
linktext["oxygen"]="gas in the air needed by almost all living things"
linktext["ozone"]="a form of oxygen in which each molecule consists of three atoms instead of two as in the common form. Its scientific formula is O3. Ozone is produced when electricity passes through the air."
linktext["ozone"]="a form of oxygen in which each molecule consists of three atoms instead of two"
linktext["painstaking"]="very careful and thorough"
linktext["Palaeocene"]="from about 65 to 56.5 million years ago, when placental mammals first appeared on Earth"
linktext["palaeoclimatic"]="of the climate of ancient times"
linktext["palaeontological"]="dealing with the life of past geological times from their fossil remains"
linktext["palaeontologist"]="scientist who studies the life of long ago using fossils"
linktext["palaeontologists"]="scientists who study the life of long ago using fossils"
linktext["Palaeozoic"]="past era between 570 and 245 million years ago"
linktext["paleoanthropology"]="study of humans in the distant past"
linktext["Paleolithic"]="Also called Old Stone Age, the Paleolithic Period is when humans started using chipped stone tools. It began 2.5 million years ago."
linktext["pandemic"]="of a disease: occurring over a whole country or the world "
linktext["paper"]="report written by scientists in a journal or given at a conference"
linktext["papers"]="reports written by scientists in a journal or given at a conference"
linktext["pappus"]="a downy, bristly, or other tuftlike appendage of the achene of certain plants, as the dandelion or thistle"
linktext["parallel"]="of lines or planes: the same distance apart everywhere"
linktext["parameters"]="a quantity that is given a number in a formula"
linktext["paramount"]="more important than anything else"
linktext["parasites"]="animals or plants that live on or in another, and depend on it for food"
linktext["parasite "]="animal or plant that lives on or in another, and depends on it for food"
linktext["participant"]="someone who takes part"
linktext["participants"]="those taking part"
linktext["participating"]="taking part"
linktext["particle"]="a very small piece of matter"
linktext["particles"]="very small pieces of matter"

linktext["particular"]="special; distinctive"
linktext["particular"]="of one thing and no other"
linktext["particular"]="of one thing and no other"
linktext["pascal"]="unit of pressure; one newton per metre squared"
linktext["passive"]="acted upon and not acting"
linktext["pattern"]="a regular way that something happens"
linktext["pattern"]="a regular arrangement of lines, shapes, colours etc; a thing to be copied to make something; a model"
linktext["patterned"]="copy according to a pattern"
linktext["payload"]="goods carried"
linktext["pellet"]="tiny ball - of metal, food, paper etc."
linktext["peptide"]="molecule made of two or more amino acid molecules joined together"
linktext["perceived "]="seen; apparent"
linktext["perceptions"]="the way they are seen and thought about"
linktext["perception"]="1 receiving information through the senses 2 how something is seen and thought about"
linktext["perceptual"]="to do with information that comes through the senses"
linktext["performance"]="how well a job is done"
linktext["performances"]="how well the job was done"
linktext["performances"]="how well the job was done"
linktext["performed"]="did"
linktext["performed"]="did well at something"
linktext["performed "]="did something well"
linktext["performs"]="does something well"
linktext["period"]="1 the time it takes a regular event to repeat 2 the time it takes for one body to make a complete orbit around another"
linktext["periodic"]="at regular intervals"
linktext["periphery"]="outer edge; boundary"
linktext["perishable"]="likely to rot away quickly"
linktext["permafrost"]="layer of permanently frozen subsoil"
linktext["permanent"]="lasting forever or a very long time"
linktext["persistent"]="never giving up"
linktext["personalise"]="make especially useful or interesting for yourself"
linktext["pessimistic"]="assuming things improve less than the baseline"
linktext["pesticide"]="substance that kills insects and other things"
linktext["pesticides"]="substances that kill insects and other thngs"
linktext["phage"]="short for bacteriophage"
linktext["phalanges"]="bones in fingers or toes"
linktext["phase"]="solid, liquid or gas"
linktext["phase"]="the shape a planet seems to be when all or part of its sunlit half faces Earth"
linktext["phase out"]="gradually reduce to zero"
linktext["phenomena"]="observed facts or events (plural of phenomenon)"
linktext["phenomena"]="observed facts or events (plural of phenomenon)"
linktext["phenomenon"]="an observed fact or event"
linktext["phenomenon"]="a fact or event that is seen, especially one that is hard to explain"
linktext["pheromones"]="chemical produced by animals that influence behaviour"
linktext["philosophy"]="the study of logic, life, morals etc"
linktext["photosynthesis"]="how green plants trap light energy from the sun and use it, along with carbon dioxide and water, to make sugars and starch (ie food)"
linktext["photosynthetic"]="to do with photosynthesis, which is how green plants trap light energy from the sun and use it, along with carbon dioxide and water, to make sugars and starch (ie food)"
linktext["physical"]="to do with physics"
linktext["physical"]="to do with things you can touch or see"
linktext["physically"]="by physical means; compare with chemically"
linktext["physician"]="old-fashioned name for doctor. Medical experts were either physicians - educated men who didn't get their hands dirty - or surgeons, practical but uneducated men who did the operations"
linktext["physics"]="science of matter and energy (e.g. mechanics, heat, light, electricity, sound)"
linktext["pinot noir"]="type of red grape used in wine-making around the world, but particularly in Burgundy; a wine made from this grape"
linktext["pixel"]="the basic unit that video and computer pictures are built up from. A pixel is a dot with a certain color and brightness. Pixel is short for “picture element”."
linktext["placenta"]="organ that attaches the embryo or foetus to the mother in most mammals. It links the blood supplies allowing food, oxygen and waste products to be exchanged. "
linktext["placoderm"]="one of a class of extinct armoured and jawed fish"
linktext["plague"]="pester; annoy"
linktext["plane"]="flat surface"
linktext["planet"]="large body of rock or gas in orbit around a star or our sun"
linktext["planets"]="large bodiez of rock or gas in orbit around a star or our sun"
linktext["planet "]="large body of rock or gas in orbit around a star or our sun"
linktext["planetary"]="to do with a planet or planets"
linktext["planetary system"]="system of planets in orbit around a star (eg the solar system)"
linktext["planetary system"]="system of planets in orbit around a star "
linktext["plankton"]="small, often microscopic, plant and animal lifeforms that live in the upper layers of fresh and salt water. An important source of food for larger animals"
linktext["plankton"]="tiny living things that drift through the layers of the ocean, and are food for many forms of life"
linktext["plant "]="a factory or its equipment"
linktext["plants"]="factories or their equipment"
linktext["plasma"]="gas of positively charged ions and free electrons"
linktext["plasticity"]="able to adapt to change"
linktext["plate tectonics"]="theory that the outer part of the earth is divided into a small number of plates, whose movement causes seismic activity"
linktext["Platonic form"]="according to the Greek philosopher Plato, there is a higher realm of forms or ideas beyond the world of physical things."
linktext["Pleistocene"]="period of Earth’s past between 1,600,000 and 10,000 years ago, when huge ice sheets and glaciers formed. It has been called the Great Ice Age."
linktext["plumage"]="a bird's feathers"
linktext["pneumonia"]="serious illness of the lining of the lungs"
linktext["poetic"]="like poetry"
linktext["polar"]="near the North or South pole"
linktext["polarization"]="the plane in which a wave motion takes place"
linktext["policy"]="aims or plan of action of an organisation"
linktext["pollinate"]="carry pollen from male to female parts of flowers"
linktext["pollinating"]="the carrying pollen from one plant usually to another; the sex act for plants; usually done by insects."
linktext["pollutants"]="things that make air, water etc. dirty or impure"
linktext["pollutant"]="something that makes air, water etc. dirty or impure"
linktext["pollution"]="something made by humans that damages people or the natural world"
linktext["ponderous"]="heavy and awkward"
linktext["populated"]="inhabited"
linktext["population"]="the organisms living in a particular place"
linktext["population "]="the organisms living in a particular place"
linktext["population"]="the people or things living in a particular place"
linktext["population "]="the people or things living in a particular place"
linktext["populations"]="the people or things living in particular places"
linktext["population dynamics"]="how population sizes change over time because of births, deaths and migration, and the factors that affect these"
linktext["pore"]="a tiny opening"
linktext["portal"]="website that is a staring point to other sites or activities on the web"
linktext["portal"]="website that is a gateway to other sites or activities "
linktext["portrait"]="lifelike image"
linktext["portrait"]="lifelike image"
linktext["positive feedback"]="where the results of something cause more of it; this can lead to runaway change"
linktext["postdoctoral fellow"]="scientist on a short-term contract after gaining a PhD"
linktext["fellow"]="scientist on a short-term contract after gaining a PhD"
linktext["fellows"]="scientists on short-term contracts after gaining a PhD"
linktext["postdoctoral fellow"]="temporary job held by scientist who has a doctorate"
linktext["potent "]="powerful"

linktext["potential"]="something that can develop or become real; possibility"
linktext["potential"]="capable of happening or being used or developed"
linktext["potentially"]="in principle; after development"
linktext["poverty "]="the state of being poor"
linktext["powerful"]="having great usefulness"
linktext["powerful"]="strong; able to do hard things easily"
linktext["practicalities"]="details of how to do something"
linktext["practicalities"]="details of how to do something"
linktext["precise"]="exact; very clear"
linktext["precise"]="exact; very clear"
linktext["precisely"]="exactly"
linktext["precision"]="exactness"
linktext["predators"]="animals that live by killing and eating others"
linktext["predict"]="say what will happen using observation, experience or scientific reasoning"
linktext["predict"]="say what will happen before it does"
linktext["predicts"]="says what will happen before it does"
linktext["predicted"]="said what will happen before it does"
linktext["predicted"]="said what would happen before it does"
linktext["prediction"]="a thing that has been said will happen before it does; a forecast"
linktext["predictions"]="things that have been said will happen before they do; forecasts"
linktext["preference"]="liking for one rather than another"
linktext["prehistoric"]="belonging to very ancient times"
linktext["preparation"]="getting ready"
linktext["preservation"]="keeping from decomposing or rotting away"
linktext["preservation"]="saving from being lost"
linktext["preserved"]="kept from decomposing or rotting away"
linktext["pressure"]="force on a surface divided by the area it acts upon"
linktext["pressure"]="force per unit area"
linktext["pressures"]="forces; influences; things that persuade you to do something"
linktext["prevailing"]="most frequent"
linktext["preventative"]="something used to prevent disease"
linktext["previous"]="coming before"
linktext["previously"]="coming before"
linktext["prey"]="animal hunted and killed by another for food"
linktext["primate"]="member of the family that includes apes, monkeys and humans"
linktext["primates"]="members of the family that includes apes, monkeys and humans"
linktext["primate"]="humans, apes, monkeys "
linktext["prime directive"]="most important instruction"
linktext["primed"]="prepared for action"
linktext["primitive"]="of the earliest age; not complicated or sophisticated"
linktext["primitive"]="at an early stage; simple"
linktext["principal"]="main; leading"
linktext["prior"]="earlier"
linktext["pristine"]="having the purity of an original state"
linktext["probed"]="explored using something long and thin"
linktext["probing"]="looking closely"
linktext["process"]="follow a computer program to do things to data that makes it more useful"
linktext["process"]="1 handle or deal with by a process 2 put through a computer"
linktext["processed"]="1 handled or dealt with by a process 2 put through a computer"
linktext["process"]="series of actions to make or do something"
linktext["processes"]="series of actions to make or do something"
linktext["processing"]="computing"
linktext["processors"]="the part of a computer that controls everything it does; also central processing unit or CPU"
linktext["prodigy"]="a marvellous thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature"
linktext["production"]="the process of making something"
linktext["productivity"]="ability to produce "
linktext["productivity"]="ability to make or do things"
linktext["professor"]="a university teacher of the highest level"
linktext["profound"]="very deep"
linktext["program"]="put instructions into a computer"
linktext["progress"]="develop or improve; move forward"
linktext["projecting"]="throwing"
linktext["projections"]="what will happen in the future, according to a mathematical model"
linktext["prolong"]="make longer"
linktext["prolonged"]="lasting a long time"
linktext["promote"]="advertise; make publicity for; try to sell"
linktext["promote"]="help to make something happen"
linktext["propel "]="push or drive"
linktext["propels"]="pushes or drives"
linktext["propellant"]="rocket fuel"
linktext["propelling"]="pushing or driving"
linktext["properties"]="special qualities"
linktext["property"]="a quality, a characteristic"
linktext["proportion"]="the correct relation in size between two things"
linktext["proportionately"]="in proportion"
linktext["proportions"]="relations in size between different parts "
linktext["prosperity"]="being well-off"
linktext["protection"]="keeping safe from harm or injury"
linktext["protective"]="protecting; keeping safe"
linktext["protein"]="one of many substances that are the building blocks of living cells"
linktext["protein"]="any of numerous naturally occurring nitrogen-containing substances that consist of chains of amino acids and are essential constituents of all living cells"
linktext["protein"]="one of many large complex molecules found in living things; proteins are the building blocks of body tissues."
linktext["protocol"]="an original record of a document"
linktext["proton"]="one of the fundamental particles of matter. Protons have a positive electric charge."
linktext["protoplasm"]="jelly that forms the living matter in plant and animal cells; made of proteins, fats and other substances floating in water"
linktext["prototype"]="first model from which others are copied or developed"
linktext["psychology"]="study of human and animal behaviour"
linktext["psychology"]="study of the mind and how it works"
linktext["public"]="belonging to everyone"
linktext["public"]="not private; about the people as a whole"
linktext["published"]="printed and sold"
linktext["publication"]="printing and selling"
linktext["pulmonary"]="to do with the lungs"
linktext["pulse"]="a single burst - of sound, radiation, etc."
linktext["pulses"]="single bursts - of sound, radiation, etc."
linktext["purification "]="process that makes pure"

linktext["qualitative"]="to do with the qualities of something, rather than its size or amount"
linktext["quadruped"]="animal that walks on four legs"
linktext["quadrupeds"]="animals that walk on four legs"
linktext["quadrupedal"]="walking on four legs"

linktext["questionnaire"]="written set of questions "
linktext["radar"]="device that sends out high frequency microwaves or radio waves, and uses their reflection from objects to find their positions and speeds"
linktext["radar"]="device that sends out radio waves and uses their reflections from objects to find their positions and speeds"
linktext["radial"]="having parts arranged like rays from a centre"
linktext["radial"]="along a line from a centre"
linktext["radiant"]="radiated or radiating"
linktext["radiate"]="give out rays of light or other electromagnetic radiation"
linktext["radiates"]="gives out rays of light or other electromagnetic radiation"
linktext["radiated"]="spread out from a centre carrying energy"
linktext["radiating"]="spreading out from a centre and carrying energy"
linktext["radiation"]="the spread of living things into new habitats"
linktext["radiation"]="particles or waves that carry energy and are given out by something"
linktext["Radiation"]="particles or waves that carry energy and are given out by something"
linktext["radioactive"]="having atoms that break up and send out radiation"
linktext["radiocarbon dating"]="method of telling when a living thing died that works up to 50,000 years ago"
linktext["radioisotope"]="radioactive isotope; a naturally occurring or artificial radioactive form of an element"
linktext["radius"]="distance from centre to surface"
linktext["radius"]="distance from centre to surface"
linktext["rainforest"]="dense forest usually found on or near the equator where the weather is hot and wet. Around 40% of all animal and plant species on Earth live in the rainforests."
linktext["RAM"]="random access memory; the main internal storage in a computer, where programs and data are stored in the short term"
linktext["random"]="selected in a way that makes any value as likely as any other"
linktext["range"]="set of different things of the same type"
linktext["range"]="area over which an animal, plant or bird is found"
linktext["range"]="set of different things of the same type"
linktext["ranged"]="vary within limits"
linktext["rarefied"]="very thin; much less dense than air"
linktext["ratio"]="amount of one thing compared to another; fraction"
linktext["ratios"]="amounts of one thing compared to another; fractions"
linktext["rational"]="using reason and logic"
linktext["react"]="form new substances from atoms or molecules"
linktext["react"]="what happens when an antigen combines with a corresponding antibody to produce a complex"
linktext["reaction"]="chemical change when substances act on each other; rearrangement of the atoms or molecules of two or more substances when they come together, resulting in new substances being made"
linktext["reactions"]="chemical changes when substances act on each other; rearrangements of the atoms or molecules of two or more substances when they come together, resulting in new substances being made"
linktext["reactive"]="keen to get involved in chemical reactions"
linktext["real time"]="as it happens"
linktext["realisation"]="becoming aware of"
linktext["realised"]="made real"
linktext["realization"]="making real"
linktext["real-time"]="fast enough to respond to things as they happen"
linktext["reasoning"]="thinking"
linktext["reasoning"]="thinking"
linktext["reclusive"]="living alone and avoiding people"
linktext["recognise"]="know and remember"
linktext["recognise"]="identify as something already known"
linktext["recognised"]="realised"
linktext["recoil"]="backward motion of a gun when it is fired"
linktext["recommend"]="give advice that something thing should be done"
linktext["recommendation"]="advice that a particular thing should be done"
linktext["recommendations"]="advice that particular things should be done"
linktext["reconstruct"]="put together past events"
linktext["reconstruct"]="put together pieces of something from the past"
linktext["record"]="information stored in a way that lasts"
linktext["record"]="information stored in some way that can be read or studied later"
linktext["recorded"]="stored in some way so that it can be read or studied later"
linktext["records"]="information stored in some way that can be read or studied later"
linktext["recover "]="return to an earlier state"
linktext["recovered"]="brought back"
linktext["recovery"]="return to a former state"
linktext["recreate"]="reconstruct; build again"
linktext["rectal"]="of the last part of the intestine, which connects to the anus"
linktext["rector"]="a clergyman in the Church of England"
linktext["recycling"]="changing waste into something that can be used again"
linktext["red dwarf"]="cool, faint, small, very common type of star"
linktext["red dwarf"]="cool, faint, small, very common type of star"
linktext["re-evaluate"]="look closely again at"
linktext["re-examination"]="looking closely again"
linktext["reference"]="something referred to"
linktext["reference"]="mention"
linktext["reference"]="mention"
linktext["reference"]="mention"
linktext["refine"]="improve by making small changes"
linktext["reflection"]="image"
linktext["regardless"]="irrespective; without considering"
linktext["regular"]="1 always happening at certain times 2 evenly spaced"
linktext["regularly"]="always happening at certain times"
linktext["regulate"]="make rules or laws"
linktext["regulate"]="control, especially by certain rules"
linktext["regulates"]="controls, especially by certain rules"
linktext["regulations"]="rules or laws"
linktext["regulator"]="device that keeps something close to a certain value"
linktext["rehearse"]="practise; try out "
linktext["reinforces"]="strengthens with new information"
linktext["reinjury"]="getting injured again"
linktext["reintroduction"]="bringing a species back to where it once lived"
linktext["reject"]="throw away, discard"
linktext["related"]="belonging to the same family; connected"
linktext["relationship"]="how things are connected"
linktext["relationships"]="how things are connected"
linktext["relative"]="compared with"
linktext["relative humidity"]="amount of moisture in the air"
linktext["relatively"]="compared to the average"
linktext["relatives"]="animals that have the same ancestor not too long ago"
linktext["relaxed"]="made less strict"
linktext["release"]="set free; produce"
linktext["release"]="set free"
linktext["release"]="let go"
linktext["relegated"]="put in a place of less importance"
linktext["reliable"]="dependable; trustworthy"
linktext["reliable"]="able to be relied on; trustworthy"
linktext["reliably"]="in a reliable way "
linktext["remaining"]="those left over"
linktext["remains"]="what is left over"
linktext["remarkable"]="unusual; extraordinary"
linktext["reminiscent"]="reminding you"
linktext["remnants"]="remaining pieces"
linktext["remote"]="far away; distant"
linktext["repeated"]="happening again and again"
linktext["repel"]="push away"
linktext["repel"]="push away"
linktext["repetitive"]="done again and again"
linktext["replica"]="exact copy"
linktext["report"]="describe something done or studied"
linktext["representation"]="likeness; image"
linktext["represents"]="is"
linktext["reproduce"]="1 repeat exactly 2 make a copy of 3 produce other living things of the same kind"
linktext["reproducing"]="repeating exactly"
linktext["reproduction"]="the process by which plants and animals produce offspring"
linktext["repulsive"]="pushing away or apart; opposite of attractive"
linktext["requests"]="things asked for"
linktext["research "]="careful study to find out facts or information"
linktext["researching"]="carefully studying to find out facts or information"
linktext["research"]="careful study to find out facts or information"
linktext["researchers"]="people who study something carefully to learn more"
linktext["Researchers"]="people who study something carefully to learn more about it"
linktext["researcher "]="person who studies something carefully to learn more about it"
linktext["resemble"]="be like something else"
linktext["resemble"]="be like something else"
linktext["resin"]="a sticky substance produced by some plants and trees, especially fir and pine."
linktext["resist"]="withstand the force of"
linktext["resistance to"]="ability to withstand or fight against"
linktext["resistant"]="not affected by"
linktext["resolution"]="the solving of a problem"
linktext["resolution"]="the amount of detail in a picture"
linktext["resolution"]="the shortest distance between two points that can be seen as separate"
linktext["resonance"]="when energy is supplied at the natural frequency"
linktext["resonance"]="large response of an object or system when energy is supplied to it at its natural frequency"
linktext["resonant"]="in or at resonance"
linktext["resonant frequency"]="the frequency something naturally vibrates at"
linktext["resonators"]="things in resonance"
linktext["resource"]="something that is useful or valuable"
linktext["resource inequality"]="differences between people in access to food, water etc"
linktext["resources"]="means and equipment for handling a situation "
linktext["resources"]="things that are  useful or valuable"
linktext["respectively"]="each in the order given"
linktext["respiration"]="1 breathing 2 breaking down food in living cells to provide energy"
linktext["respiratory"]="connected with breathing"
linktext["respired"]="passed out of the body during respiration"
linktext["respond"]="act in answer to or because of"
linktext["responded"]="acted in answer to or because of"
linktext["response"]="reaction"
linktext["response"]="how something behaves when a force acts on it"
linktext["response"]="the way an animal behaves when a particular thing happens"
linktext["response"]="how a thing behaves or changes when something is done to it "
linktext["responses"]="how a thing behaves or changes when something is done to it "
linktext["responsible for"]="causing"
linktext["restricted"]="kept within usually narrow limits"
linktext["retreat"]="withdraw"
linktext["retrieve"]="get back"
linktext["reveal"]="let something be seen or known"
linktext["reversal"]="going in the opposite direction"
linktext["reversed"]="turned around "
linktext["reversed"]="turned around "
linktext["review"]="scientific survey and assessment"
linktext["review"]="look back on; reconsider; survey; revise"
linktext["reviewed"]="looked back on; thought about again"
linktext["revise"]="alter in the light of new information"
linktext["richer"]="well supplied with something valuable"
linktext["right-brain"]="refers to activities thought to take place mainly in the right half of the brain, such as creativity, intuition, imagination"
linktext["rigid"]="unbending"
linktext["rigid"]="fixed, unchanging"
linktext["rigorous"]="careful, thorough and logical"
linktext["risk factor"]="influence that increases the chance of something"
linktext["rival"]="is at least as good as"
linktext["rival"]="is at least as good as"
linktext["rivalling"]="at least as good as"
linktext["RNA"]="large molecule that plays a number of important roles in a cell, especially in gene expression; short for ribonucleic acid"
linktext["robot"]="a machine that can do some of the clever things a human or other living thing can do"
linktext["robotic"]="of a robot"
linktext["robust"]="reliable under a range of conditions"
linktext["robust"]="strong with lots of energy"
linktext["robust"]="reliable under a range of conditions"
linktext["rodent"]="mammal with large front teeth used for gnawing. Around half the living species of mammals are rodents. They include squirrels, shrews, hamsters, mice."
linktext["rogue"]="uncontrolled and dangerous"
linktext["role"]="purpose"
linktext["rotate"]="go round like a wheel, revolve"
linktext["rotates"]="goes round like a wheel, revolves"
linktext["rotational"]="able to turn"
linktext["routine"]="done regularly"
linktext["routinely"]="often and not just on special occasions"
linktext["rover"]="mobile robot that explores the surface of a planet, usually Mars"
linktext["rudimentary"]="not fully developed"
linktext["rugged"]="showing signs of strength; sturdy"
linktext["rupture"]="a break or burst"
linktext["rural"]="about the country (rather than the town or city)"

linktext["sac"]="a pouch within an animal or plant, often containing a fluid"
linktext["salinity"]="saltiness"
linktext["saliva  "]="watery liquid in the mouth; spit"
linktext["sample"]="small amount used to tell what the whole thing is like"
linktext["samples"]="small amounts used to tell what a whole thing is like"
linktext["sampling"]="taking samples of"
linktext["satellite"]="a human-built object that orbits the earth"
linktext["satellite"]="spacecraft put into orbit around a planet, usually Earth"
linktext["satellite"]="a moon"
linktext["satellite"]="a human-built object that orbits the earth"
linktext["sauropod"]="types of dinosaurs that had long necks and tails, walked on four legs and ate grass and leaves; the largest of all the dinosaurs."
linktext["savannah"]="grassy plain with few trees in hot country"
linktext["scaffold"]="supporting framework"
linktext["scale"]="ratio of distances on a map compared to reality"
linktext["scan"]="turning images into numbers to be used by computer"
linktext["scanned"]="turn into numbers that can be used by a computer"
linktext["scanning"]="turning images into numbers to be used by computer"
linktext["scanning"]="turning images into numbers that can be used by a computer"
linktext["scanning"]="copying images into a computer"
linktext["scanning electron microscope"]=""
linktext["scanning tunnelling microscope"]="a modern instrument with a tiny, sharp tip that forms an image of the surface of a material right down to its atoms. "
linktext["scapula"]="shoulder blade bone"
linktext["scavengers"]="animals or birds that eat dead flesh"
linktext["scavenging"]="eating dead flesh"

linktext["scenario"]="imagined but possible series of events"
linktext["scenario"]="possible series of events"
linktext["sceptic"]="someone who doesn’t believe"
linktext["scheme"]="plan of action"
linktext["schizophrenia"]="mental illness in which a person has disturbing thoughts and is less able to feel emotions"
linktext["scientific conference"]="a meeting at which many scientists present the results of their latest research"
linktext["screening"]="quick look for anything of interest"
linktext["script "]="writing, text"
linktext["seasonal"]="of the seasons"
linktext["secrete"]="produce a substance in the body"
linktext["secretion"]="substance with a particular purpose produced by part of the body "
linktext["sector"]="part of something"
linktext["sectors"]="parts "
linktext["sedate"]="calm and slow"
linktext["sediments"]="any loose material that has settled from suspension in water, ice, or air"
linktext["sedimentary"]="to do with rocks formed when sand or mud is laid down and, over a very long time, becomes squeezed tight and bound together"
linktext["sediment"]="loose material carried and dropped by water, wind or ice"
linktext["sediment"]="loose material carried and dropped by water, wind or ice. Sediment builds up over a very long time to form rock."
linktext["sediments"]="loose material carried and dropped by water, wind or ice. Sediment builds up over a very long time to form rock"
linktext["sediment cores"]="a solid cylinder of sediment collected with a coring device and used to learn about the past"

linktext["seismic"]="of or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration"
linktext["seismological"]="arising from earthquakes or vibrations of the earth"
linktext["seismology"]="the science of earthquakes and vibrations of the earth"
linktext["seismometer"]="instrument that measures movements of the ground "
linktext["seizure"]="a sudden fit"
linktext["selection"]="act of choosing"
linktext["selection"]="short for 'natural selection', which is what causes evolution - survival of the fittest"
linktext["self-consciousness"]="being aware of yourself"
linktext["self-esteem"]="how well a person thinks of himself or herself"
linktext["self-renewal"]="restoring itself to an original condition or replacing itself with new copies"
linktext["semiconductor"]="any of various solid substances such as silicon and germanium that conduct electricity, but not as well as metals"
linktext["semiconductors"]="substances that conduct electricity, but not as well as metals"
linktext["senescence"]="being old"
linktext["sensitive"]="1 easily affected 2 responsive; able to record slight changes"
linktext["sensitivity"]="able to be easily affected"
linktext["sensor"]="instrument that detects something, such as heat, light, sound or chemicals"
linktext["sensors"]="instruments that detect something, such as heat, light, sound or chemicals"
linktext["sensory"]="to do with the senses"
linktext["sentinel"]="sentry or lookout"
linktext["sequence"]="find the order of the parts in a piece of DNA. Some of these are genes."
linktext["sequenced"]="found the order of the parts in a piece of DNA"
linktext["sequencing"]="finding the order of the parts in a piece of DNA"
linktext["sequences"]="the order of the parts in a piece of DNA. Some of these are genes."
linktext["sequence"]="find the order of the amino acids in a protein molecule"
linktext["sequence"]="the order of amino acids in a peptide or protein molecule"
linktext["sequence"]="the order of amino acids in a protein molecule"
linktext["sequence"]="order of the parts"
linktext["severe"]="intense or forceful"
linktext["severity"]="intensity; degree"
linktext["sexual"]="involving the union of male and female"
linktext["sham"]="fake"
linktext["shared"]="use together"
linktext["shock wave"]="narrow band of high pressure and temperature where the flow of a fluid changes from subsonic to supersonic"
linktext["shoreline"]="line along which a stretch of water meets the shore"
linktext["siblings"]="individuals that have a common origin; brothers or sisters"
linktext["sieve"]="mesh used to separate small parts from larger"
linktext["sign"]="change in the body, found during examination, that points to a disease"
linktext["signal"]="1 message 2 varying electrical or magnetic quantity that carries information"
linktext["signals"]="1 messages 2 varying electrical or magnetic quantities that carry information"
linktext["signal processing"]="getting information from sounds or images using computers"
linktext["signature"]="unique feature that identifies something"
linktext["significance"]="importance"
linktext["significant"]="considerable"
linktext["significant"]="1 probably caused by something other than chance 2 important; meaningful"
linktext["significantly"]="importantly; in a way that is probably caused by something other than chance"
linktext["signifies"]="marks, indicates"
linktext["simile"]="comparing one thing with another"
linktext["similar"]="nearly the same as"
linktext["similar"]="nearly the same; of the same kind"
linktext["similarities"]="things that are the same or nearly the same"
linktext["similarity"]="being the same or nearly the same"
linktext["simulate"]="run a model, usually on a computer, to see what happens"
linktext["simulation"]="working model, usually on a computer"
linktext["simultaneous"]="at the same time"
linktext["site"]="place where something happens"
linktext["situation"]="the way things are"
linktext["situation"]="the way things are"
linktext["smithereens"]="small pieces"
linktext["soaring"]="rising high in the air"
linktext["social"]="to do with how they live with others"
linktext["social "]="living with others"

linktext["sociality"]="behaviours when living with others"
linktext["socially"]="in the way they would with other individuals"
linktext["software"]="computer programs that are not part of the machinery"
linktext["solar"]="from or about the sun"
linktext["solar cell"]="device that produces electricity from sunlight"
linktext["solar cells"]="devices that produce electricity from sunlight"
linktext["solar flare"]="brilliant eruption on the Sun above a sunspot, which sends out radiation"
linktext["solar radiation"]="energy given out by the sun as waves or particles"
linktext["solar system"]="the sun and all the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, lumps of rock and dust in orbit around it"
linktext["solar system"]="the sun and all the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, lumps of rock and dust in orbit around it"
linktext["soothing"]="calming"
linktext["sophisticated"]="complicated and subtle"
linktext["sophisticated"]="smart and experienced"
linktext["soprano"]="woman, girl or boy with high singing voice"
linktext["source"]="where something comes from"
linktext["source"]="where something comes from"
linktext["source"]="where something comes from"
linktext["space probe"]="spacecraft that gathers data and sends it back to Earth"
linktext["spatial"]="to do with space"
linktext["spatial distribution"]="how often it happens in different parts of an area "
linktext["spatulate"]="shaped like a spatula. This is like a knife with a broad blunt blade used for shaping or mixing things."
linktext["spawn"]="produce in large quantities"
linktext["spawning grounds"]="where fish lay their eggs"
linktext["specialise"]="be an expert in one subject"

linktext["specialised"]="1 belonging to a particular organ of the body; 2 having a particular job to do 3 having a way of life that suits a particular environment and lifestyle well, but not others"
linktext["specialist"]="expert in one subject"
linktext["speciality"]="special interest and skill"
linktext["specialize"]="change to be able to do a particular job"
linktext["specialized"]="having a way of life that suits the environment"
linktext["species"]="group of substance with similar properties"
linktext["species"]="group of individuals that are alike and can breed together to produce fertile young"
linktext["species"]="group of individuals that are like each other and can breed together to produce fertile young"
linktext["specific"]="definite"
linktext["specifications"]="detailed description of how to make something"
linktext["specimen"]="a sample"
linktext["specimen"]="an item or part that is typical of a whole; a sample"
linktext["specimen"]="particular example"
linktext["specimens"]="particular examples"
linktext["spectacular"]="impressive or striking to look at"
linktext["spectral lines"]="dark lines showing where light of certain colours has been absorbed"
linktext["spectrograph"]="instrument for analysing light "
linktext["spectrograph"]="instrument for analysing light "
linktext["spectrum"]="the complete range of electromagnetic waves - radio, TV, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X- and gamma-rays"
linktext["speculate"]="suggest explanations and possibilities when evidence is too slight for certainty"
linktext["sperm"]="the male cell that joins with an egg to produce new life"
linktext["spew"]="through out in a stream"
linktext["spigot"]="a tap"
linktext["spin axis"]="imaginary line through a planet or moon that joins the poles"
linktext["spinneret"]="the organ in a spider that makes silk for its webs"
linktext["spiral"]="going round and round a centre and getting gradually closer or further away"
linktext["spirals"]="shapes that are twisted round and round a centre line"
linktext["spurt"]="sudden increase"
linktext["stability"]="ability to recover if disturbed"
linktext["stabilize"]="make stable"
linktext["stable"]="not likely to change suddently"
linktext["staggering"]="amazing"
linktext["stalactite"]="a rocky deposit that looks like an icicle and hangs from the roof or sides of a cave"
linktext["stalactite"]="stony spike hanging from the roof of a cave"
linktext["standard"]="thing to judge something else"
linktext["standards"]="rules used to judge something"
linktext["standard"]="used often and widely"
linktext["star"]="giant ball of gas that produces energy; the sun is a small to medium sized star"
linktext["starch "]="complex carbohydrate found in corn, potatoes, wheat, rice etc."
linktext["starches"]="complex carbohydrates found in corn, potatoes, wheat, rice etc."
linktext["static"]="fixed; unchanging"
linktext["static"]="fixed; unchanging"
linktext["statistical"]="using pieces of information in numbers"
linktext["statistics"]="pieces of information in numbers"
linktext["stegosaur"]="plated dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic Period (159 million to 144 million years ago), recognizable by its spiked tail and large triangular bony plates along its back"
linktext["stellar"]="of stars; made of stars"
linktext["stem cell "]="special cell that can develop into a number of different types of cells"
linktext["adult stem cells"]="cells found in certain tissues in the body that can develop into one or several different types of cell, but not all of them"
linktext["embryonic stem cells"]="cells taken from an embryo that have the ability to become any cell in the body"
linktext["embryonic stem cell"]="cell taken from an embryo that has the ability to become any cell in the body"
linktext["stem cells"]="special cells that can develop into a number of different types of cells"
linktext["stimulate"]="make more lively or active"
linktext["stimuli"]="things that produce a reaction"
linktext["storage"]="where data and instructions are stored in a computer. Another word for memory."
linktext["straightforward"]="easy, not complicated"
linktext["strategies"]="plans to achieve something"
linktext["strategy"]="general plan formed to achieve certain aims"
linktext["stratosphere"]="part of the Earth’s atmosphere above around 11 kilometers, where temperature changes very little with altitude and clouds of water are rare"
linktext["stress"]="harm, damage"
linktext["stress"]="force that tends to distort a body. Stress is expressed as force per unit area" 
linktext["stressor"]="something that causes stress"
linktext["striking"]="something that causes stress"
linktext["striking"]="very noticeable; impressive"
linktext["strikingly"]="very noticeably"
linktext["stroke"]="sudden illness caused by a blockage or a burst in a blood vessel in the brain"
linktext["structure"]="the way something is put together or organised"
linktext["subclinical"]="not showing obvious signs or symptoms"
linktext["subjective"]="existing in a person’s mind and not produced by things outside it"
linktext["submission"]="surrender"
linktext["subsoil"]="soil lying just below the surface"
linktext["subsonic"]="less than the speed of sound in that fluid"
linktext["substantial"]="of great size or importance"
linktext["substantially"]="of great size or importance"
linktext["subtle"]="cleverly made but not obvious"
linktext["subtle"]="faint or delicate"
linktext["subtly"]="slightly and not obviously"
linktext["subtropical"]="of the regions bordering the tropics"
linktext["success"]="doing or getting what was intended"
linktext["successful"]="having success"
linktext["successfully"]="with success; doing or getting what was intended"
linktext["suction"]="force caused by a difference in pressure that seems to pull something in (actually it’s being pushed)"
linktext["supercomputers"]="the fastest, most powerful computers around"
linktext["superimposed"]="placed on top of"
linktext["supernatural"]="not of the natural world"
linktext["supernova"]="explosive death of a large star, which for a short time becomes as bright as 100 million suns or more"
linktext["supernova "]="explosive death of a large star, which for a short time becomes as bright as 100 million Suns or more"
linktext["supernova,"]="explosive death of a large star, which for a short time becomes as bright as 100 million Suns or more"
linktext["supernovae"]="plural of supernova"
linktext["supersonic"]="greater than the speed of sound in that fluid"
linktext["support"]="evidence for"
linktext["supports"]="is evidence for"
linktext["supported"]="provided more evidence for"
linktext["surface"]="a two-dimensional shape"
linktext["area"]="measure of the size of a surface"

linktext["surgery"]="treating disease or injury to the body by cutting and repairing"
linktext["surrounding"]="all around"
linktext["surveys"]="organised scientific search or study of an area"
linktext["surveys"]="scientific searches or studies of an area"
linktext["survey"]="scientific search or study of a large area or number"
linktext["survival"]="staying alive"
linktext["survival rate"]="the number who live, as a fraction of the total number"
linktext["survive"]="stay alive"
linktext["suspect"]="imagine to be likely"
linktext["suspension"]="mixture of small solid particles in a liquid or gas, which will settle on standing"
linktext["sustain"]="undergo or suffer"
linktext["sustain"]="keep something happening"
linktext["sustainable"]="in a way that can continue into the future; not damaging or using up "
linktext["swell"]="a long crestless wave"
linktext["symbiotic"]="refers to two different living things, whose behaviour helps each other"
linktext["symmetric"]="the same in all directions"
linktext["symmetry"]="exact matching of parts on both sides of a line, or around a centre; pleasing balance"
linktext["symptom"]="change in the body, felt by the sufferer, that points to a disease "
linktext["synthesis"]="making a substance by combining chemically simpler substances"
linktext["system "]="set of parts that are organised to work together as one thing"
linktext["system"]="set of parts that are organised to work together as one thing"
linktext["systems"]="sets of connecting things or parts"
linktext["tactics"]="methods used to achieve something"
linktext["tailwind"]="a wind from right behind"
linktext["talons"]="sharp, curved claws on a bird's foot"
linktext["target"]="aim to reach or hit"
linktext["technically"]="strictly according to the rules"
linktext["techniques"]="ways of doing something with skill"
linktext["technique"]="way of doing something with skill"
linktext["technologies"]="equipment used for the job; often refers to some kind of computer"
linktext["technologies"]="equipment used for the job"
linktext["technology"]="1 applied science; study of engineering, materials and how things work 2 equipment and methods used for the job"
linktext["technological"]="to do with applied science and the study of engineering, materials and how things work"
linktext["tectonic plates"]="solid pieces of the Earth’s surface that slowly drift around, floating on the layer beneath, which is called the mantle"
linktext["telemetric"]="measuring at a distance"
linktext["teleportation"]="moving solid bodies by unusual or seemingly impossible methods"
linktext["temperate"]="neither very hot nor very cold"
linktext["temperature"]="a measure of hotness or coldness"
linktext["temperature"]="number that tells how hot or cold something is"
linktext["temporary"]="lasting for a short time"
linktext["temporarily"]="for a short time"
linktext["tendencies"]="likely ways of behaving"
linktext["tendency"]="how something is likely to behave"
linktext["tentative"]="not definite or certain"
linktext["terrain"]="stretch of land"
linktext["terrestrial"]="living on land"
linktext["territory"]="an area of land, especially one that belongs to someone or something"
linktext["text"]="the words of something written or printed"
linktext["text"]="the words of something written or printed"
linktext["the elements"]="originally meant earth, air, fire and water. Now often used to mean bad weather."
linktext["theology"]="the study of religion"
linktext["theoretical"]="based on theory, rather than experiment"
linktext["theoretical"]="using calculations based on theory rather than measured results"
linktext["theorists"]="scientists who specialise in theory rather than experiment. Compare with experimentalist."
linktext["theory"]="in science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses.  (NAS)"
linktext["theory"]="set of ideas used to explain a wide range of facts; sometimes used to mean hypothesis"
linktext["theory"]="set of ideas used to explain a wide range of facts"
linktext["theories"]="sets of ideas used to explain a wide range of facts"
linktext["therapeutic"]="related to healing, and especially remedies for diseases; medicinal"
linktext["therapy"]="way of treating an illness, especially without surgery"
linktext["theropod"]="member of the subgroup of dinosaurs that includes all the flesh-eating dinosaurs; the most varied group of “lizard-hipped” dinosaurs, which includes Tyrannosaurus rex."
linktext["thrived"]="grow strongly"
linktext["thriving"]="doing really well"
linktext["thrust"]="the force that makes an object move"
linktext["tibia"]="shin bone"
linktext["tidal"]="of the tides"
linktext["tidal stream"]="strongly-flowing current caused by the tide"
linktext["tides"]="an effect that one large body has on the shape of another because of gravity. This creates bulges, which are most obvious in the tides of the sea, but also appear on land."
linktext["timescale"]="the length of time something takes"
linktext["tissue"]="a mass of cells, usually of one kind, that form one part of a plant or an animal - for example muscle, bone, cartilage"
linktext["tissues"]="masses of cells, usually of one kind, that form one part of a plant or animal"

linktext["tolerant of"]="able to put up with; not sensitive to"
linktext["tolerate "]="put up with"
linktext["tonnes"]="one thousand kilogrammes"
linktext["tools"]="things that help you do a particular job"
linktext["tools"]="things that help you do a particular job"
linktext["topographic"]="having details of different places"
linktext["toxic"]="poisonous"
linktext["toxicity"]="poisonousness (scientists don’t always go for the shorter word but they do here)"
linktext["trace"]="follow tracks or other evidence"
linktext["traces"]="marks left by a person or thing"
linktext["trachea"]="windpipe; tube that carries air in insects"
linktext["tracheae"]="plural of trachea"
linktext["tracheal"]="of the trachea"
linktext["tracking"]="following the path of "
linktext["traction"]="grip on a surface"
linktext["traded"]="bought or sold"
linktext["trading"]="buying or selling "
linktext["traditional"]="done as it always has been"
linktext["traditionally"]="as it has always been done"
linktext["tradition"]="the passing down of beliefs or customs from one generation to another"
linktext["traits"]="features that can be used to tell groups or people apart"

linktext["transferred"]="moved to another place"
linktext["transform"]="completely change"
linktext["transformer"]="device for changing the voltage of electricity"
linktext["transient"]="not lasting long"
linktext["transistor"]="small semiconductor device that controls the flow of an electric current"
linktext["transiting"]="passing across"
linktext["transition"]="a passing from one state or stage to another"
linktext["transmit"]="send or pass on; send out a signal"
linktext["transmitted"]="passed on"
linktext["transplant"]="a transfer of an organ or tissue from one individual to another"
linktext["transport"]="way of getting from one place to another"
linktext["transport "]="to do with carrying"
linktext["transport"]="carry"
linktext["transport"]="carry from one place to another"
linktext["transported"]="carried from one place to another"
linktext["transportation"]="way of carrying things from one place to another"
linktext["transported"]="carried"
linktext["traumatic"]="related to a shock that produces a lasting effect on a person's mind"
linktext["traversed"]="travelled across; passed over"
linktext["tremor"]="quivering; vibration"
linktext["trend"]="general direction"
linktext["trial and error"]="by trying one thing after another until one works"
linktext["trial and error"]="by trying one thing after another until one works"
linktext["trigger"]="a (usually small) event that sets something else off"
linktext["trigger"]="set off something bigger"
linktext["tropics"]="parts of the Earth that lie just north and south of the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn"
linktext["tsunami"]="huge sea wave caused by underwater earthquake or volcano"
linktext["tuber"]="round shaped root from which new plants grow; often edible"
linktext["tubers"]="bulging roots that store food"
linktext["tumours"]="lumps or growths. Malignant tumours are cancer, which spreads. Benign tumours do not spread."
linktext["tumult"]="uproar; noisy confusion"
linktext["tumultuous"]="marked by tumult and violent turbulence or upheaval"
linktext["tundra"]="cold, treeless area of the far north"
linktext["turbulence"]="irregular gas or liquid flow, in which vortices and unpredictable motions occur"
linktext["turbulent"]="containing vortices, eddies and swirls; not smoothly flowing"
linktext["turmoil"]="wild confusion"
linktext["typhoon"]="tropical storm in the western Pacific"
linktext["typical"]="usual"
linktext["typical"]="usual in a particular thing"

linktext["ultimately"]="in the end"
linktext["ultra"]="extremely"
linktext["ultraviolet"]="radiation like light but with slightly shorter wavelength"
linktext["unambiguously"]="very clearly"
linktext["under-achieve"]="do less well than they should"
linktext["undergraduate"]="student who has not yet graduated"
linktext["undergraduate"]="student who has not yet qualified"
linktext["underpin"]="support"
linktext["understanding"]="knowing what something means and how it works"
linktext["undulating"]="wavy"
linktext["ungainly"]="awkward; clumsy"
linktext["uniform"]="the same all over"
linktext["unimaginably"]="in a way that can't easily be imagined"
linktext["unimaginably"]="in a way that can't easily be imagined"
linktext["uninterrupted"]="not broken or blocked"
linktext["unique"]="being the only one of its kind"
linktext["unit"]="a physical quantity of a standard size. The kilogram is a unit of mass; the coulomb is a unit of electric charge; the second is a unit of time; and so on"
linktext["universe"]="everything that exists, including Earth, the planets, the stars and galaxies, space and energy."
linktext["unlimited"]="not having limits"
linktext["unprecedented"]="never done before"
linktext["unpredictable"]="cannot be worked out in advance"
linktext["unpredictable"]="not easy to tell what will happen next"
linktext["unstable"]="not stable"
linktext["unsubstantiated"]="without evidence to prove it"
linktext["unsuspecting"]="not realising something bad is about to happen"
linktext["unwieldy"]="awkward to use because of size or shape"
linktext["unwieldy"]="awkward to use because of size or shape"
linktext["updraft"]="upward flow of air"
linktext["upwelling"]="upward movement of liquid"
linktext["utility"]="company that provide gas, water or electricity"
linktext["validate"]="confirm that a model represents the real world well"
linktext["validation"]="confirmed as sound and trustworthy "
linktext["vaporise"]="turn into a vapour"
linktext["vapour"]="gas (Technically the only difference between a vapour and a gas is that the former can be turned to liquid by pressure alone, without lowering the temperature.)"
linktext["vapour"]="gas that can be turned to liquid by pressure alone without cooling"
linktext["variability"]="change over time"
linktext["variable"]="changeable, likely to vary"
linktext["varied"]="was different"
linktext["varied"]="of different kinds"
linktext["varieties"]="groups of plants that look rather different but breed freely if brought together; for example red and yellow tulips. Varieties belong to the same species."
linktext["variety"]="a particular kind"
linktext["variety"]="being of different kinds"
linktext["variety"]="a quantity of different kinds of things"
linktext["varsity"]="first team squad at a university, college or school (N American)"
linktext["vast"]="very great, especially in area"
linktext["vast"]="very great, especially in area"
linktext["velocity"]="speed in a particular direction"
linktext["velocities"]="speeds in particular directions"
linktext["vent"]="opening at the surface of a planet through which volcanic materials erupt or flow"
linktext["ventures"]="risky things to do"
linktext["verifiable"]="something whose truth can be checked"
linktext["verify"]="check the truth"
linktext["version"]="a different form"
linktext["vertebrae"]="bones that form the backbone"
linktext["vertebrate"]="any of the animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish) that have a backbone made of separate smaller bones (called vertebrae)"
linktext["vertical"]="straight up and down"
linktext["vibrates"]="moves rapidly back and forth"
linktext["vibration"]="shaking rapidly to and fro"
linktext["vibration"]="moving rapidly to and fro"
linktext["vibrations"]="repeated back and forth motions"
linktext["vice versa"]="the other way round"
linktext["vicinity"]="the nearby space"
linktext["vigour"]="strength and energy"
linktext["virtual"]="created by computer; not real"
linktext["virtually"]="just about"
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linktext["visible"]="able to be seen"
linktext["visibility"]="ability to be seen"
linktext["invisible"]="unable to be seen"
linktext["vision"]="ability to see"
linktext["vision"]="ability to see"
linktext["visual"]="to do with the sense of sight"
linktext["visualise"]="form a picture in your mind"
linktext["visualising"]="forming a picture"
linktext["vital"]="essential; very important"
linktext["vivid"]="bright and clear"
linktext["volcanic"]="of a volcano"
linktext["volcano"]="opening in a planet's crust through which lava, gas and ash are thrown out"
linktext["voltage"]="potential difference; energy needed to move a unit of electric charge from one point to another"
linktext["vomit"]="throw up; be sick"
linktext["vortex"]="the swirl of water as it goes down the plughole; a tornado shape"
linktext["vortices"]="plural of vortex"
linktext["vulnerable"]="able to be hurt, harmed or attacked"
linktext["warp"]="distort; turn or twist out of shape"
linktext["warps"]="distorts; turns or twists out of shape"
linktext["watershed"]="the total land area from which water drains into a particular stream or river"
linktext["wave"]="a disturbance or vibration that carries energy from one place to another"
linktext["waves"]="disturbances or vibrations that carry energy from one place to another"
linktext["wavelength"]="distance from one peak to another of a wave. The colour of visible light and the energy carried by a wave both depend on wavelength."
linktext["wavelengths"]="distances from one peak to another of a wave"
linktext["wavelength"]="distance from one peak to another of a wave"
linktext["well-being"]="good health, happiness and comfort"
linktext["widespread"]="in many places over a wide area"
linktext["widespread"]="beleved by many people all over the world"
linktext["wiki"]="webpage that can be added to and edited by anyone"
linktext["wiki"]="webpage that can be added to and edited by anyone"
linktext["window"]="way to see"
linktext["window"]="1 way to see something 2 short period of time when something can be done"
linktext["window 1"]="way to see something" 
linktext["window 2"]="short period of time when something can be done"
linktext["wingspan"]="distance from tip of one wing to tip of the other"
linktext["wireless"]="without wires"
linktext["womb"]="hollow organ in a woman's body where babies develop before they are born"
linktext["X-band"]="range of electromagnetic waves used in radar systems - shipboard radar, tracking radar, airborne weather-avoidance radar, systems for detecting artillery projectiles, police speed meters"
linktext["X-ray"]="type of radiation that can penetrate solids and is used to form images of their inside"
linktext["X-rays"]="type of electromagnetic radiation; invisible and penetrating"
linktext["yielded"]="produced"
linktext["zircon"]="zirconium silicate, a hard mineral found in a wide range of rocks"
linktext["Zodiac"]="strip of sky that contains the sun, moon and planets"
linktext["zone"]="any of five great divisions of the earth's surface with respect to latitude and temperature"

linktext["mysterious"]="unable to be explained or understood; puzzling"
linktext["simulations"]="working models, usually on a computer"
linktext["cosmologists"]="scientists who study the whole universe "
linktext["mystery"]="something that can't be explained or understood"
linktext["matter"]="anything that takes up space and has mass"
linktext["filaments"]="long, thin threads"
linktext["Milky Way"]="the galaxy the earth and sun are part of"
linktext["descendants"]="things that come from something earlier"
linktext["primordial"]="belonging to the earliest times"
//linktext["gravity"]="long-distance force that pulls all objects together"
linktext["static"]="fixed; not moving"
linktext["marketed"]="advertise and offer for sale"
linktext["rheumatoid arthritis"]="disorder in which the body attacks itself, causing inflammation of the joints"
linktext["osteoarthritis"]="disorder caused by wear and tear that causes swelling, pain and stiffness in the joints"
linktext["fibromyalgia"]="disorder that causes pain in muscles and soft tissues around the joints"
linktext["relief"]="making easier "
linktext["recommended"]="suggested as useful"
linktext["inflammation"]="response of parts of the body to injury or irritation, with pain, swelling, redness and heat"
linktext["disorder"]="an illness - often caused by something going wrong, rather than infection"
linktext["placebo"]="harmless substance that looks just like a drug or treatment under test, and is given in the same way"
linktext["big game"]="large animals that are hunted for sport"
linktext["debated"]="discussed; argued about"
linktext["engineers"]="people who use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems"
linktext["engineer"]="person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems"
linktext["fearsome"]="terrifying"
linktext["formidable"]="very impressive in strength or ability"
linktext["Ice Age"]="between 2 million and 10,000 years ago when large parts of the earth were covered with ice"
linktext["over-engineered"]="built to a much higher standard than needed"
linktext["ruthlessly"]="showing no mercy"
linktext["specific"]="particular"
linktext["structures"]="things with many parts that are constructed; buildings"
linktext["ultimate"]="best of its kind"
linktext["ethical"]="to do with right and wrong"
linktext["misleading"]="giving the wrong idea"
linktext["undifferentiated"]="not yet specialised"
linktext["background readings"]="what the instruments show when what is being tested is not there"
linktext["pluripotency"]="the ability to become any of the different types of cell in the body"
linktext["definitive"]="finally settling something"
linktext["pluripotent"]="able to become any of the different types of cell in the body"
linktext["perspective"]="a well-balanced view of things"
linktext["uterus"]="the womb"
linktext["differentiate"]="become specialised"
linktext["convincingly"]="in a way that will make people certain"
linktext["express "]="create a protein from a gene"
linktext["expressed "]="created a protein from a gene"
linktext["deleted"]="removed"
linktext["marrow"]="soft substance inside bones"
linktext["intestine"]="the long tube through which food passes while being absorbed into the body"
linktext["stressed"]="caused problems or damage to"
linktext["regenerate "]="grow again"
linktext["regenerated"]="grew again"
linktext["cautionary"]="giving a warning"
linktext["misapplied"]="used in a wrong way"

linktext["cultures"]="peoples with different customs and traditions"
linktext["culture"]="1 quantity of cells grown for study; 2 the customs and traditions of a people"
linktext["cultivate"]="encourage the growth of"
linktext["incubator"]="equipment for keeping cells or living things warm and safe"
linktext["pathway"]="way to make it happen"
linktext["domestic "]="kept by people; not wild"
linktext["benefits"]="things that are helpful or profitable"
linktext["benefit"]="something helpful or profitable"
linktext["authorised"]="gave permission for"
linktext["hereditary"]="inherited"
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linktext["mutation "]="a change in the genes"
linktext["mutations"]="changes in the genes"
linktext["variants"]="different forms"
linktext["parentage"]="about parents"
linktext["analysis"]="detailed examination or separation into parts"
linktext["domesticated"]="trained to live with and be kept by humans"
linktext["historic"]="existed in the past"
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linktext["colony"]="group of people or animals living closely together"
linktext["colonies"]="groups living closely together"

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linktext["demonstration"]="showing that something happens; proof "
linktext["development "]="growing bigger and gaining mental, physical and social skills"
linktext["developmental"]="showing what stage the child has reached"
linktext["enrich"]="improve"
linktext["evaluates"]="assesses; measures"
linktext["functioning"]="how well it is doing"
linktext["gestation"]="carrying a child in the womb"
linktext["indicator "]="sign"
linktext["indicators"]="signs"
linktext["labour"]="the contractions of the womb when a baby is being born"
linktext["mental"]="in the mind"
linktext["mental"]="to do with the mind"
linktext["momentum"]="the ability to keep going"
linktext["motor"]="to do with movement"
linktext["obstetric"]="hospital procedures dealing with the birth of babies"
linktext["pregnancies"]="the state of having babies in the womb"
linktext["pregnancy"]="the state of having a baby or babies in the womb"
linktext["pregnant"]="having a baby or babies in the womb"
linktext["prenatal"]="before birth"
linktext["toddler"]="a young child who has only just learned to walk"

linktext["antimatter"]="type of matter like ordinary matter but with particles of opposite charge and other properties"
linktext["brilliant"]="very bright"
linktext["collapsing"]="falling in on itself"
linktext["collide "]="crash into each other"
linktext["collides"]="crashes into"
linktext["contracts"]="shrinks"
linktext["converted"]="changed into something else"
linktext["converts"]="changes into something else"
linktext["cycle"]="series of events happening again and again"
linktext["display"]="something worth watching"
linktext["extraordinarily"]="very unusually"
linktext["gamma rays"]="high energy radiation"
linktext["gamma ray"]="high energy radiation"
linktext["instability"]="when a small disturbance causes a large change "
linktext["kinetic"]="to do with motion"
linktext["positrons"]="antiparticles of electrons"
linktext["rare"]="unusual; not often found"

linktext["antiparticle"]="particle with the same mass as another but opposite electric charge and other properties"
linktext["remodelled"]="having their shapes changed"
linktext["addiction"]="a habit someone can't give up"
linktext["machinery"]="bits and pieces that work together to do something"
linktext["dendritic"]="of dendrites"
linktext["spines"]="pointed objects shaped like thorns"
linktext["neurons"]="nerve or brain cells"
linktext["neuron"]="nerve or brain cell"
linktext["signalling"]="sending signals"
linktext["cytoskeleton"]="the scaffolding of a cell; a 3-D structure inside the cell that holds it in shape"
linktext["activation"]="making active"
linktext["long-term potentiation"]="a long-lasting improvement in communications between two neurons"
linktext["receptors"]="parts of a cell that receive signals from the outside"
linktext["psychiatric"]="to do with mental illnesses "
linktext["neuropsychiatric"]="to do with mental illnesses caused by nervous system problems"
linktext["neurodevelopmental"]="to do with the how the nervous system grows and becomes better formed"
linktext["dendrite"]="a thread growing from a nerve cell that receives signals"
linktext["associated"]="connected"
linktext["autistic spectrum disorders"]="lifelong disabilities that affect the way a person understands and gets on with other people"

linktext["remodelling"]="having their shapes changed"

linktext["augmenting"]="increasing"
linktext["brackish"]="slightly salty"
linktext["catalyse"]="speed up"
linktext["co-editor"]="person who finally decides on the words and articles, along with someone else"
linktext["commissioned"]="ordered to buy"
linktext["commodity"]="something that can be bought and sold"
linktext["contribution"]="something provided that is part of the whole thing"
linktext["contributions"]="things provided or done that are part of the whole thing"
linktext["desalination"]="taking the salt out of water"
linktext["desertification"]="turning good land into desert"
linktext["finite"]="not unlimited"
linktext["flexible"]="able to be done or used in different ways "
linktext["harvesting"]="gathering for use"
linktext["holistic"]="doing everything needed at once; tackling the whole thing"
linktext["hydrogen"]="very light gas that can be used as a fuel"
linktext["monsoon"]="wind that brings heavy rains, especially in summer in South and Southeast Asia"
linktext["offshore"]="at sea not too far from the land"
linktext["over-population"]="too many people in one place"
linktext["Renewable"]="not able to be used up"
linktext["reserves"]="supplies that can be obtained and used at a reasonable cost"
linktext["solutions"]="answers to a problem"
linktext["solution "]="answer to a problem"
linktext["solution"]="a liquid with something dissolved in it"
linktext["solutions"]="liquids with something dissolved in them"

linktext["waste"]="normally useless and would be thrown away"

linktext["inefficient"]="not doing work well; wasteful"

linktext["reactors"]="devices for producing and controlling huge amounts of heat from nuclear energy"

linktext["compatible"]="able to be used together"

linktext["trait"]="a feature that can be passed on"
linktext["lineage"]="all the members of a family through time, that came from one ancestor in the past"
linktext["lineages"]="all the members of families through time, that came from one ancestor in the past"
linktext["comparatively"]="compared with other things of the same kind"
linktext["comparative"]="comparing things of the same kind"
linktext["comprise"]="consist of"
linktext["represents"]="is an example of"
linktext["combined"]="joined together"
linktext["integrative"]="pulling things together"
linktext["confirmed"]="showed something was true"
linktext["botany"]="the scientific study of plants"
linktext["chloroplast"]="tiny structure in green plants that contains chlorophyll"
linktext["comparative "]="to do with comparing things"
linktext["abominable"]="very bad or unpleasant"
linktext["chlorophyll"]="green substance in plants that is important for photosynthesis"

linktext["adjustments"]="changes that make something work better"
linktext["advantageous"]="giving an advantage"
linktext["culture "]="the customs and traditions of a people"
linktext["epidemic"]="able to attack large numbers of people"
linktext["exceptional"]="very unusual"
linktext["natural selection"]="the process that causes evolution; survival of the fittest"
linktext["pathogens"]="things that cause disease; bacteria, viruses etc"
linktext["positive selection"]="selection for, rather than against, particular genes "
linktext["project"]="a plan or scheme"
linktext["recombination"]="one of the ways genes from parents are mixed before being passed on to children"
linktext["resistance"]="defence against a disease"
linktext["segments"]="parts that make up a whole"
linktext["variation"]="different kinds"

linktext["supersaturated"]="a  solution that contains more dissolved solid than would normally be possible. This means the solid comes out of solution easily."
linktext["concerted"]="done by everybody working together"
linktext["industries"]="groups of companies that make goods in factories"
linktext["acidification"]="making acid"
linktext["independent of"]="not connected with"
linktext["reef "]="ridge of rock, coral or sand, especially one near the surface of the sea"
linktext["reefs"]="ridges of rock, coral or sand, especially those near the surface of the sea"
linktext["havens"]="safe places"
linktext["oceanography"]="scientific study of oceans and the life in them"
linktext["overfishing"]="taking so many fish so fast that they can't replace themselves"
linktext["industrial revolution"]="the enormous expansion of industry through the use of machines that happened in the 18th and 19th centuries"
linktext["Industrial Revolution"]="the enormous expansion of industry through the use of machines that happened in the 18th and 19th centuries"

linktext["hint"]="To get the percentage rise: Divide the level now by the level then.  Take away 1. Multiply by 100."




linktext["viruses"] = "objects that cause disease, and are made of some of the complex molecules of life such as DNA and protein."

linktext["gut"]="lower part of the digestive system; the intestine"
linktext["justify"]="show something is fair or reasonable"
linktext["infections"]="diseases that can spread by air or water"
linktext["side effects"]="effects of a drug different from what was wanted; usually these are unpleasant such as headache, sickness etc."
linktext["ineffective"]="not producing the effect that is wanted"
linktext["mutated"]="changed the genes"
linktext["drawback"]="a disadvantage"
linktext["identified"]="recognised as something"
linktext["efficiently"]="doing work well; effectively; not wastefully"
linktext["targeted"]="aimed at"
linktext["eliminated"]="got rid of"
linktext["transfer"]="move to another place"
linktext["injected"]="forced a liquid into"
linktext["trials"]="tests on people under controlled conditions"
linktext["ongoing"]="still happening"
linktext["Advances"]="steps forward"
linktext["advances"]="steps forward"
linktext["patent"]="the official right given to an inventor to prevent other people copying his or her invention"

linktext["Celtic"]="to do with the people who lived in Britain and France before the Romans came"
linktext["duplicate"]="make an exact copy"
linktext["mythical"]="found in old stories about supernatural beings"
linktext["paradoxical"]="seemingly contradictory but true"
linktext["specialise "]="become one particular type of cell"

linktext["physiological"]="to do with how the body works"
linktext["plausible"]="seeming reasonable"
linktext["posture"]="a particular position of the body"
linktext["selective advantage"]="something that helps the animal stay alive or have young"
linktext["soiling"]="making dirty"
linktext["thesis"]="a long essay written by a candidate for a higher degree"
linktext["wattles"]="red folds of skin hanging from the throat of turkeys and some other birds"
linktext["withstand"]="put up with"
linktext["zoology"]="the scientific study of animals"

linktext["PhD"]="doctor of philosophy; a higher degree awarded after three years or so of research"
linktext["abnormal"]="not normal; wrong"
linktext["corrected"]="made right"
linktext["defects"]="1 mistakes 2 places in a crystal where the regular pattern is upset"
linktext["defect "]="mistake"
linktext["genetic code"]="sequence of nucleotides that is translated into proteins"
linktext["grey matter"]="grey tissue in the brain made of the cell bodies of neurons"
linktext["interruption"]="break in the flow"
linktext["interventions"]="actions"
linktext["makeup"]="what it's made of"
linktext["neurodegenerative"]="in which the brain and nerves work less well as time passes"
linktext["personalized"]="suited to one person"
linktext["splicing"]="joining together; part of the normal process of creating proteins from genes"
linktext["synthetic"]="artificially made"

linktext["assignment"]="giving"
linktext["caloric"]="having calories"
linktext["dopamine"]="one of several chemicals called 'neurotransmittters' that send messages in the brain"
linktext["fructose"]="a natural sugar found in fruits and honey"
linktext["galvanise"]="stimulate into sudden activity"
linktext["obesity"]="being very fat"
linktext["palatable compounds"]="tasting pleasant"
linktext["receptor"]="1 protein on the surface of a cell that recognises and binds to chemical messengers 2 nerve ending that receives signals"
linktext["regulation"]="control"
linktext["responded"]="acted in answer to or because of"
linktext["reward system"]="a brain circuit that encourages a behaviour to be repeated"
linktext["ventral striatum"]="part of the brain involved in the reward system"

linktext["counterparts"]="things that are the same or do the same job"
linktext["expand"]="make bigger"
linktext["hominoids"]="undefined"
linktext["growth factors"]="a substance that makes cells grow and divide"
linktext["physiology"]="the scientific study of a body's vital functions, such as circulation, respiration and digestion"
linktext["avenues"]="ways of doing something"
linktext["cell lines"]="cells of a particular type that are kept alive outside the body"
linktext["regulatory"]="controlling"


linktext["biomass"]="1 the total mass of living things 2 once-living matter, such as plants, wood or manure, which are used as fuel"
linktext["carbon"]="element found in all living things"
linktext["mitigation"]="steps taken to make something less severe"
linktext["Observationally"]="using scientific observations"
linktext["converging"]="coming together"
linktext["magnitude"]="size"
linktext["watts"]="units of power; 1 watt = 1 joule per second"
linktext["metre squared"]="unit of area"
linktext["sponsored"]="supported with funding"
linktext["sponsors"]="supports with funding"

linktext["amplification"]="magnifying; making bigger"
linktext["aerosols"]="very fine particles of liquid or solid floating in a gas"
linktext["sulphates"]="chemical compounds containing groups of sulphur and oxygen atoms as in sulphuric acid"
linktext["altitudes"]="heights above sea level"
linktext["altitude"]="height above sea level"
linktext["Per capita"]="per person"
linktext["inhalation"]="breating in"
linktext["hazard"]="danger; risk"
linktext["airborne"]="carried by the air"

linktext["protease"]="any of various enzymes that break down proteins into peptides or amino acids"
linktext["ingest"]="take into the body as a food"
linktext["multifaceted"]="having many sides to it "

linktext["capacity"]="ability"
linktext["exacerbated"]="made worse"
linktext["invasive"]="having moved into an area and caused problems"
linktext["inflict"]="cause"
linktext["impair"]="damage or weaken"
linktext["deforestation"]="destruction of forests"
linktext["entomology"]="scientific study of insects"
linktext["entomological"]="to do with the scientific study of insects"
linktext["inspection"]="look"
linktext["boosted"]="raised"
linktext["hormonal"]="to do with hormones"
linktext["defensive"]="helping to defend"
linktext["protease"]="any of various enzymes that break down proteins into peptides or amino acids"
linktext["ingest"]="take into the body as a food"
linktext["multifaceted"]="having many sides to it"
linktext["elevated"]="raised"
linktext["crippling"]="damaging"
linktext["capacity"]="ability"
linktext["exacerbated"]="made worse"
linktext["invasive"]="having moved into an area and caused problems"
linktext["adequately"]="well enough"

linktext["hormone"]="substance produced by glands in the body and carried in the blood to have an affect on other organs"
linktext["organ"]="part of the body with a particular job"

linktext["afterglow"]="lingering brightness"
linktext["visiblility"]="ability to be seen"
linktext["peak"]="greatest"
linktext["channel"]="direct the flow in particular directions"
linktext["coincidentally"]="by coincidence"

linktext["compass"]="device that can tell where north, south, east and west are"
linktext["compensation"]="making allowances for"
linktext["demonstrate"]="show or prove"
linktext["downwind"]="in the direction the wind is blowing"
linktext["dynamics"]="the study of bodies in motion and the forces actiong on them"
linktext["favourable"]="helpful; doing the right thing"
linktext["majority"]="the greatest number of a group"
linktext["progressively"]="as time moves on"
linktext["unsuitable"]="not right for the purpose"
linktext["windborne"]="carried on the wind"


linktext["ethnic group"]="group of people who share a common religion, colour, or national origin"


linktext["association"]="a connection or link"
linktext["coprolites"]="fossilised faeces; preserved poop"
linktext["dismissed"]="believed to be not worth thinking about"
linktext["excrement"]="solid waste matter passed out of the body"
linktext["fibres"]="thin threads"
linktext["fluted"]="having lines or grooves"
linktext["independent"]="not connected with something"
linktext["labs"]="laboratories; "
linktext["manufactured"]="made"
linktext["points"]="pointed tools"
linktext["polymerase chain reaction"]="a method of creating millions of copies of a tiny piece of DNA, so that there is enough of it to be detected"
linktext["projectile"]="a weapon meant to be thrown"
linktext["sinew"]="strong tissue that connects a muscle ot a bone"
linktext["skeletal"]="to do with the bones"
linktext["urinated"]="passed waste liquid out of the body"
linktext["decompose"]="decay or rot"

linktext["catalogue"]="a list of things usually arranged in order"
linktext["century"]="one hundred years"
linktext["configurations"]="arrangements"
linktext["confirm"]="prove true or correct"
linktext["continuous"]="without a break"
linktext["correlation"]="an observed connection between two different sets of numbers"
linktext["dwarf galaxy"]="a small, faint galaxy"
linktext["encounter"]="coming together"
linktext["globular cluster"]="a roughly spherical group of old stars found in the outer parts of a galaxy"
linktext["neutron stars"]="balls of neutrons with very high density that remain after supernova explosions have destroyed stars"
linktext["peculiarities"]="things that are strange or unusual"
linktext["profound "]="deep and important"
linktext["southern hemisphere"]="that half of the Earth south of the equator"
linktext["supermassive"]="extremely massive; more than 100,000 times the mass of our Sun"
linktext["verge"]="brink; edge"
linktext["white dwarfs"]="small, very dense stars near the end of their lives, made mostly of carbon"
linktext["spherical"]="shaped like a ball"

linktext["acre"]="area of land measuring 4840 square yards"
linktext["aerial"]="in the air"
linktext["credit"]="praise for doing something good"
linktext["disperse"]="scatter"
linktext["echolocation"]="method of sending out sounds and using the echoes to learn about nearby objects "
linktext["foraging"]="searching for food"
linktext["maligned"]="having nasty and untrue things said about them"
linktext["pest"]="insect or animal that destroys things that people want"
linktext["pests"]="insects or animals that destroy things that people want"
linktext["plantation "]="large area of land where crops such as cotton, tea, tobacco or coffee are grown"
linktext["plantations"]="large areas of land where crops such as cotton, tea, tobacco or coffee are grown"
linktext["tropical"]="to do with the tropics"

linktext["fertilizer"]="chemicals or manure added to soil to make it produce more crops"
linktext["pollen"]="powder that contains the male reproductive cells of most plants"
linktext["reproductive"]="to do with producing offspring"


linktext["alterations"]="changes"
linktext["explosive"]="increasing suddenly and greatly"
linktext["mapped"]="found what kind of thing is where"
linktext["rethinking"]="thinking again and probably changing ideas"
linktext["cultivating"]="growing things and looking after them"
linktext["civilised"]="well-developed, both socially and in science and technology; educated and advanced"

linktext["artefacts"]="objects made by humans, especially those from the past that are studied by archaeologists"
linktext["beachcombers"]="people who live by finding things on the beach"
linktext["bitumen"]="dark, tarry substance"
linktext["blitzkrieg"]="fast and sudden attack"
linktext["estuaries"]="mouths of rivers, where the tide flows in and out"
linktext["exploiting"]="using to make a living"
linktext["immigrants"]="people who come into a country to live"
linktext["llama"]="South American mammal with wooly fur, like a camel with no hump"
linktext["peopling"]="filling a place with people"
linktext["presumed"]="assumed to be true"
linktext["scholars"]="people who have studied a subject thoroughly"
linktext["settled"]="stayed to live"
linktext["settlement"]="a small number of people or houses in a new area"
linktext["situated"]="in a particular place"
linktext["tributary"]="stream or river that flows into a larger one"
linktext["unanimously"]="with everyone agreeing"
linktext["thoroughly"]="done carefully and in a detailed way"
linktext["tide"]="regular rise and fall of the level of the sea"

linktext["absorption"]="taking in of part of the light passsing through"
linktext["Big Bang"]="the explosive beginning of the universe"
linktext["carbon monoxide"]="gas whose molecules are one atom of carbon combined with one atom of oxygen"
linktext["cosmic background radiation"]="the radiation from the Big Bang, which has cooled as the universe expanded"
linktext["cosmic microwave background radiation"]="the radiation from the Big Bang, which has cooled as the universe expanded"
linktext["deuterated"]="made of deuterium rather than normal hydrogen"
linktext["oasis"]="fertile place in a desert"
linktext["primeval"]="belonging to the very earliest times"
linktext["quasar"]="a distant compact object that gives off enormous amounts of radiation"
linktext["redshift"]="measure of distance in the universe. Light from an object looks redder the faster it is moving away. Galaxies are all moving apart, with the farthest moving the fastest, and so having the greatest redshift."
linktext["telescope "]="instrument made of lenses or mirrors to collect light from distant objects"
linktext["telescopes"]="instruments made of lenses or mirrors to collect light from distant objects"

linktext["compact"]="packed together in a small space"
linktext["deuterium"]="isotope of hydrogen with one neutron and one proton in its nucleus"

linktext["angle "]="the shape between two lines that meet"
linktext["angles"]="the shapes between two lines that meet"
linktext["applied"]="put to practical use"
linktext["capillary"]="to do with a very narrow tube"
linktext["combines"]="acts with"
linktext["contaminates"]="makes impure, dirty or diseased"
linktext["crustaceans"]="animals with a shell, e.g. crabs, lobsters, shrimp"
linktext["Detergents"]="substances used for cleaning"
linktext["droplets"]="small drops"
linktext["droplet"]="small drop"
linktext["enabled"]="gave the means to do something"
linktext["exclusively"]="only"
linktext["graduate student"]="student who already has a degree and is studying for a higher one"
linktext["hysteresis"]=" behaviour that depends on the immediate past history "
linktext["leading edge"]="the front of a wing or something else of that general shape"
linktext["nectar"]="a sweet liquid collected by bees from flowers"
linktext["ratchet"]="a stepping device  with a gear and lever that allows movement in only one direction"
linktext["resisted"]="acted against"
linktext["scissors"]="behaves like scissors"
linktext["senior"]="older or higher in rank"
linktext["surface tension"]="property of liquids that makes their surface behave as if covered by a thin elastic film"
linktext["trailing edge"]="the back of a wing or something else of that general shape"
linktext["tweezering"]="behaving like tweezers"
linktext["varying"]="making different"

linktext["gear"]="a toothed wheel that fits with another to change the speed or direction of motion"
linktext["lever"]="a bar fixed at one point"

linktext["admixed"]="mingled"
linktext["admixed embryos"]="animal eggs from which the genetic material is almost entirely removed, then a human cell nucleus added"
linktext["afflicted"]="made to suffer"
linktext["afflictions"]="things that make people suffer"
linktext["boundaries"]="lines that mark a limit"
linktext["clinics"]="places for treatment or medical advice"
linktext["commitment"]="being bound to stick to "
linktext["committed"]="bound; dedicated"
linktext["controlled"]="managed; kept within bounds"
linktext["convictions"]="strong beliefs"
linktext["conviction"]="strong belief"
linktext["discrimination"]="treating people unfairly because of something different about them"
linktext["embryology"]="scientific study of embryos"
linktext["endeavour"]="bold attempt to do something"
linktext["fertility clinics"]="places that help people who want to become parents but are finding it difficult."
linktext["forefront"]="the very front"
linktext["framework"]="basic plan or system"
linktext["govern"]="influence and control"
linktext["inherently"]="in itself"
linktext["IVF"]="fertilisation of egg by sperm that is made to happen outside the body; in-vitro fertilisation"
linktext["legal"]="to do with the law"
linktext["illegal"]="against the law"
linktext["leukemia"]="cancer of the tissues that make blood"
linktext["managed"]="watched over and controlled"
linktext["moral "]="to do with right and wrong"
linktext["pancreas"]="gland that produces insulin"
linktext["Parkinson's"]="disease that makes a person's arms and legs shake and the muscles become stiff"
linktext["permit"]="allow"
linktext["permitting"]="allowing"
linktext["precluding"]="preventing"
linktext["provisions"]="statements in a document"
linktext["saviour sibling"]="baby born to provide medical help to a brother or sister"
linktext["sexual orientation"]="sexual preference for opposite or same sex or both"
linktext["spinal cord"]="thick cord of nerves inside the spine that carries signals to and from the brain"

linktext["strand"]="thread that forms part of the whole"
linktext["supervision"]="being in charge of and inspecting"
linktext["unequivocal"]="completely clear"

linktext["stem cell line"]="stem cells that have been growing in culture for six or more months without becoming specialised, and seem genetically normal"



linktext["assemble"]="put together"
linktext["Cretaceous"]="last period of the Mesozoic era, 141-65 million years ago, when flowering plants first appeared"
linktext["distribution"]="how something is spread over an area"
linktext["fieldwork"]="research done where something actually happened and not in a library or museum"
linktext["geologic time"]="total time since the Earth began"
linktext["herbivorous"]="plant-eating"
linktext["journalist"]="person who writes for a newspaper or magazine"
linktext["Jurassic"]="middle period of the Mesozoic Era, 205-142 million years ago, when dinosaurs were the dominant form of life on land" 
linktext["Mesozoic"]="245-65 million years ago"
linktext["ornithopod"]="types of dinosaurs that walked on their hind legs and ate plants; the word means 'bird-footed'"
linktext["reptiles"]="animals that have a backbone and lay eggs, whose bodies warm and cool with the surroundings"
linktext["rubble"]="broken pieces of brick or stone"


linktext["articulated"]="connected by a joint"
linktext["divergent"]="going in different directions"
linktext["lifestyles"]="ways of living"
linktext["margins"]="edges"
linktext["pterosaur "]="extinct flying reptiles of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with wings made of flaps of skin"
linktext["pterosaurs"]="extinct flying reptiles of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with wings made of flaps of skin"
linktext["radically"]="basically and thoroughly"
linktext["skimmed"]="moved fast over a surface"
linktext["stalkers"]="stealthy trackers and hunters"
linktext["stalker"]="stealthy tracker and hunter"
linktext["strutting"]="walking proudly or stiffly"

linktext["biochemistry"]="the chemistry of living matter "
linktext["dialysis"]="way of removing waste from the blood by passing it through a machine - used when the kidneys don't work properly"
linktext["ice-cores"]="long thin piecees of ice taken from glaciers that can contain dust, chemicals and gases laid down with snow over hundreds of thousands of years"
linktext["incredibly"]="unbelievably"
linktext["incredible"]="unbelievable"
linktext["incubated"]="kept in good conditions for growth"
linktext["media"]="solid or liquid used to grow micro-organisms"
linktext["microbiological"]="to do with microbiology"
linktext["micro-organisms"]="living things that can be seen only with a microscope"
linktext["molecular biology"]="study of the molecules iin living things"
linktext["occupation"]="filling a space or position"
linktext["oligotrophic"]="very low in nutrients"
linktext["procedure"]="orderly way of doing something"
linktext["purified"]="made pure"
linktext["sterilised"]="treated to be free of living micro-organisms"
linktext["surface-to-volume ratio"]="area of the surface divided by the volume inside it"
linktext["uptake"]="taking in"
linktext["volume"]="amount of space taken up by a three-dimensional object"

linktext["adaptive optics"]="system that rapidly adjusts for changes in the atmosphere that light is passing through and keeps an image very sharp"
linktext["gravitational"]="about the force of attraction between objects due to their mass"
linktext["hydrogen-burning"]="how most stars produce heat and light - by fusion of hydrogen nuclei"
linktext["lens"]="curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light rays; magnifying glass"
linktext["radioactivity"]="radiation given off by atomic nuclei that break down"
linktext["fission"]="splitting of the nucleus of an atom into two or more nuclei"
linktext["fusion"]="joining together of atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus"


linktext["accumulation"]="build-up"
linktext["buckles"]="bends or crumples"
linktext["carved"]="cut out"
linktext["convection currents"]="currents that carry heat energy through a liquid or gas"
linktext["dated"]="found the age of"
linktext["erode"]="wear away"
linktext["erosion"]="wearing away of the Earth's surface by water, wind etc"
linktext["eruptions"]="releases of hot, molten rock, ash and gases from below the surface of the Earth"
linktext["extent"]="area or length covered"
linktext["faulting"]="cracking of rock, along which the two sides move"

linktext["geochemistry"]="study of the chemistry of the Earh's surface, waters and atmosphere"
linktext["Miocene"]="epoch, between 5 and 23 million years ago, of grasses and grazing mammals "
linktext["molasses"]="dark syrup from raw sugar"
linktext["palaeo-"]="of times long ago"
linktext["regional"]="of a region"
linktext["surge"]="increase suddenly"
linktext["surge"]="sudden increase"
linktext["plate tectonics"]="well established theory that the earth's crust and upper mantle are divided into large plate-like sections that move separately"
linktext["tectonic "]="to do with the large plates that move separately, into which the Earth's crust and upper mantle are divided"
linktext["plates"]="short for tectonic plates"
linktext["tectonic plates"]="large sections of the Earth's crust and upper mantle that move separately"

linktext["artificial intelligence"]="the ability of a computer or machine to do things that usually need a brain"
linktext["auditory cortex"]="part of the brain that deals with signals from the ears"
linktext["cacophony"]="loud, harsh sound"
linktext["cochlea"]="spiral tube of inner ear that contains the nerve cells for hearing"
linktext["convoluted"]="coiled or twisted; complicated"
linktext["correlate"]="have a mutual relation with; correspond to "
linktext["evoked"]="produced"
linktext["excitation"]="activity produced in a cell caused by the action of a nerve cell"
linktext["fascinating"]="attractive and interesting"
linktext["functional"]="to do with particular functions"
linktext["informational"]="to do with information"
linktext["mingle"]="mix or blend"
linktext["predictable"]="able to be worked out in advance "
linktext["probe"]="explore in detail"
linktext["propose"]="suggest an idea or plan"
linktext["reflects"]="is a sign of; is influenced by"
linktext["specifically"]="of a particular thing; in distinction from others; "
linktext["suppresses"]="keeps something from being known or seen"
linktext["temporal"]="to do with time"
linktext["timbral"]="to do with timbre"
linktext["uncertainty"]="changing: not known in advance"
linktext["undetected"]="not noticed"
linktext["detected"]="1 noticed 2 discovered"

linktext["correspond"]="agree; match"
linktext["distinction"]="difference"
linktext["function"]="what something does or is designed to do"
linktext["mutual "]="given or done to each other"
linktext["nerve cells"]="cells that receive and send messages around the body"
linktext["process"]="series of actions to make or do something"
linktext["signals"]="1 messages 2 varying electrical or magnetic quantities that carry information"
linktext["similar"]="nearly the same; of the same kind"
linktext["timbre"]="the quality of a sound - a flute for example has a different timbre to a clarinet"
linktext["varying"]="changing with time"

linktext["centre of mass"]="point in a body that moves as if all its mass was there"
linktext["consequence"]="something that happens as a result"
linktext["continuum"]="set of gradually changing values"
linktext["forelimbs"]="front limbs"
linktext["formulated"]="stated clearly and exactly"
linktext["hind"]="back"
linktext["manoeuvrable"]="able to move easily in different directions"
linktext["outback"]="the remote inland parts of Australia"
linktext["plotted"]="made a chart or graph"
linktext["reared"]="rose up on back legs"
linktext["rearing"]="rising up on back legs"
linktext["relentless"]="not stopping and without pity"
linktext["treadmill"]="equipment for running or walking while staying in one place"
linktext["turning moment"]="a measure of the ability of a force to turn an object"


linktext["associate professor"]="a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor"
linktext["basal evolutionary group"]="earliest diverging group within a clade;"
linktext["classifications"]="how living things are formed into groups according to how closely they are related"
linktext["conflicting"]="disagreeing with"
linktext["dataset"]="organised collection of data with something in common"
linktext["deceiving"]="giving a false impression"
linktext["drab"]="not colourful; dull, uninteresting"
linktext["kilobases"]="units of length for pieces of DNA; 1 kilobase contains 2000 nucleotides, 1000 in each strand"
linktext["pelagic"]="refers to fish and animals that live in the open sea, away from the sea bottom."
linktext["phylogenetic"]="about how groups of living things are related through evolution"
linktext["programs"]="sets of instructions that a computer can carry out"
linktext["raptorial"]="living by catching and eating live animals"
linktext["refutes"]="proves wrong"
linktext["sampled"]="took samples of"
linktext["tetrapod"]="vertebrate animals with four limbs"
linktext["wide-ranging"]="widely different"


linktext["benchmark"]="standard by which something can be judged"
linktext["binary"]="having two parts"

linktext["binary systems"]="pairs of stars in orbit around each other"
linktext["companion"]="one of a pair"
linktext["conducted"]="carried out"
linktext["line-of-sight"]="imaginary straight line to the observer"
linktext["magnetic poles"]="regions in a magnet at where the force is strongest"
linktext["masses"]="bodies that have mass"
linktext["postgraduate"]="further study for a higher qualification following the successful completion of a bachelor degree"
linktext["precess "]="change direction (of the axis of a spinning body)"
linktext["precession"]="change in direction of the axis of a spinning body"

linktext["pulsar "]="spinning neutron star that gives off radiation in short, regular pulses"
linktext["Pulsars"]="spinning neutron stars that give off radiation in short, regular pulses"
linktext["pulsars"]="spinning neutron stars that give off radiation in short, regular pulses"
linktext["radio-telescopes"]="large instruments that detect radio waves from space"
linktext["relativistic"]="refers to effects at speeds close to that of light or in strong gravitational fields"


linktext["axis"]="imaginary line around which an object spins"
linktext["axes"]="plural of axis; imaginary lines around which objects spin"
linktext["bachelor degree"]="undergraduate course that usually takes 3-5 years; for example Bachelor of Science, BSc"
linktext["experimental"]="by a practical test in science"
linktext["observer"]="person or piece of equipment that measures something in science"

linktext["coordinate"]="get working  together"
linktext["elaborated"]="developed and made more detailed"
linktext["key"]="very important"
linktext["kinase "]="enzyme that adds a phosphate group to another molecule, usually a protein"
linktext["kinases"]="enzymes that add a phosphate group to another molecule, usually a protein"
linktext["metazoans"]="group that includes all many-celled animals except sponges"
linktext["nestle"]="lie in a sheltered position"
linktext["phosphate group"]="atom of phosphorus bound to four oxygen atoms; often attached to other molecules found in living things, such as proteins"
linktext["protist"]="large and varied kingdom of organisms that are mostly single-celled, although some form colonies and a few are many-celled"

linktext["tentacle"]="long thin structure that can be used for feeding, breathing, capturing prey, reproduction, feeling, etc"
linktext["trillion"]="a million million"
linktext["trillions"]="a trillion is a million million"
linktext["tyrosine"]="one of the twenty amino acid building blocks of proteins"



linktext["phosphorus"]="an element needed for growth of plants and animals" 

linktext["accomplishment"]="achievement; something difficult done well"
linktext["assembly"]="something put together for a purpose"
linktext["conversion"]="to do with changing energy from one form to another"
linktext["efficiency"]="the amount of energy that comes out divided by the amount that goes in"
linktext["fabricated"]="put together from parts; manufactured"
linktext["films"]="thin layers"
linktext["focal point"]="point at which rays of light are brought together by lenses or mirrors"
linktext["impregnating"]="filling the spaces in one substance with another"
linktext["manufacture"]="make, usually in large quantities in a factory"
linktext["panel"]="long, flat piece of wood, plastic, glass, metal etc"
linktext["perimeter"]="outer edge; boundary"
linktext["power"]="energy per unit time; measured for example in joules per sec (which is watts)"
linktext["readily"]="quickly and easily"
linktext["revolutionary"]="involving great change"
linktext["substantially"]="greatly"
linktext["tenfold"]="by a factor of 10"
linktext["utilisation"]="putting to use"


linktext["coordinate bonding"]="kind of covalent bonding in which one atom supplies both the shared electrons"
linktext["bonding"]="joining together of two or more atoms"
linktext["covalent"]="method of bonding of atoms by sharing electrons"

linktext["co-leader"]="leader along with another person or persons"
linktext["collapse "]="fall in on itself"
linktext["collapse n"]="falling in on itself"
linktext["collapses"]="falls in on itself"
linktext["documents"]="written or printed pieces of paper that carry information"
linktext["interferometer"]="a device that measures small differences in distances by using the interference of waves"
linktext["interference"]="the effect of two waves meeting; when peaks line up with peaks they add; when peaks and troughs line up they subtract"
linktext["irregularities"]="parts that spoil a nice shape or smoothness"
linktext["joules"]="units of energy; one joule is roughly the energy needed to lift an apple a metre straight up"
linktext["phenomenal"]="amazing, remarkable"
linktext["prodigious"]="wonderful or enormous"
linktext["radio waves"]="electromagnetic waves with a long wavelength"
linktext["revolution"]="one complete turn"
linktext["sphere"]="a perfectly round, solid shape; a ball"



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