Glossary results for "I"

a scientist who made significant contributions to mathematics, astronomy, physics, optics, and philosophy

the study of fish

marine reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic era, which is also known as the Age of Dinosaurs

a Dominican marine biologist who is considered to be the "mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean"

a dome-shaped hut made of snow and ice

rocks that form from the cooling and hardening of magma or lava

the study of the immune system, which is the body's defence system against foreign invaders

a type of tooth that is used for cutting food

a circuit that does not have a closed path for current to flow

to make something bigger or greater in size, amount, or number

not affected by or not connected to something else

a chemical element with the symbol In and atomic number 49

a period of great change in the way people lived and worked

a young child who is less than a year old

to cause something to become sick by introducing harmful germs or viruses into it

a type of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

a Danish seismologist who made significant contributions to our understanding of the Earth's interior

to receive something from someone else, usually a parent or grandparent

to force into something else with a needle

a narrow body of water that connects to a larger body of water

a diverse group of invertebrates that make up the largest class of animals on Earth

a substance that does not dissolve in a solvent

a device that is used to measure or detect physical quantities or properties

a material that does not conduct electricity or heat very well

a hormone that is produced by the pancreas

the state of two or more things relying on each other

to cross or meet at a point

a long, muscular tube that is part of the digestive tract

rocks that form when magma cools and solidifies within the Earth's crust

animals that do not have a backbone

to conduct a systematic inquiry into a problem or phenomenon in order to acquire new knowledge

a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53

an atom or molecule that has a net electric charge

a chemical element with the symbol Ir and atomic number 77

a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26

means that something cannot be changed back to its original state

an English physicist and mathematician who is considered one of the most influential scientists of all time