A dictionary of food and nutrition
This dictionary offers jargon-free entries on food, nutrition, diet, and health that clearly explain even the most technical of nutritional terms. From abalone to zymogens, its coverage spans types of food (including both everyday and little-known foods), nutritional information, vitamins, minerals, and key scientific areas including metabolism and genomics. This new edition includes expanded coverage of food safety and relevant organisations, and of the nutritional information included for many foodstuffs.
A Dictionary of Biology by
This new eighth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent progress in the fields of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, with particular expansion to the areas of ecology, cell biology, and plant and animal development. Over 150 new entries include de-extinction, ecological footprint, rewilding, and Zika virus. Numerous appendices include classifications of the animal and plant kingdoms, SI units, Nobel prizewinners, and a new appendix on anatomical terms
Subjects: Biology, Health and Human Sciences
Description: Research database containing full text. Reference source with authoritative and comprehensive collection of physiology information.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Life Science
