| Vulcan | English | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| beteretik | parapatric | 2 or more closely-related species which live in areas that are right next to each other and which do not have any geographic obstacles in between | biology |
| bolaya-meilak | essential element | a chemical element that is necessary to the healthy growth of an organism | biology |
| dah-da-kuvauk | dimictic | having two parts; lakes and reservoirs that freeze over and normally go through two stratifications and two mixing cycles a year | biology |
| dah-dukal-talvot | diplococcus | a gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs | biology |
| dah-guv'es | bisexuality | showing characteristics of both sexes; sexual activity with both men and women | biology |
| dah-guv- | bisexual | having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic; of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex (adjective) | biology |
| dah-guvik | bisexual | having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditic; of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex (adjective) | biology |
| dah-ketek | dimer | a molecule consisting of two identical simpler molecules; a chemical compound consisting of such molecules | biology |
| dah-krusik | dimerous | consisting of two parts or segments, as the tarsus in certain insects | biology |
| dah-svitan-shitaya | bicentric distribution | bicentric distribution (no definition found) | biology |
| dah-toltra-nala | diploid | an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number (noun) | biology |
| di'kish-torek | metabolism | the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | biology |
| di-kish-torek-vutek | metabolic pathway | a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell, catalyzed by enzymes, to achieve in either the formation of a metabolic product to be used or stored by the cell, or the initiation of another metabolic pathway | biology |
| difan'es | longevity | long life; great duration of life; length or duration of life (VLI) | biology |
| esh-tukh-klan | oxygen demand | the oxygen used in meeting the metabolic needs of aerobic microorganisms in water rich in organic matter (eg water polluted with sewage) | biology |
| esh-tukhovau-zalu | oxidase | any of a group of enzymes that catalyze oxidation, especially an enzyme that reacts with molecular oxygen to catalyze the oxidation of a substrate | biology |
| esta-sadvun | thigmotaxis | the property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance; movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body | biology |
| falek-rishupik | thermoduric | capable of surviving high temperatures, especially those of pasteurization; used of a microorganism | biology |
| guv | gender | sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture; the condition of being female or male; sex | biology |
| guv-kanashivaya | sexual reproduction | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete; sexual intercourse; mating | biology |
| guv-tvi-rivak | sexual intercourse | intercourse between a male and a female in which the penis is inserted into the vagina | biology |
| guvik | sexual | of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex, sexuality, the sexes, or the sex organs and their functions; relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction characterized by the union of male and female gametes | biology |
| ha'gel-rubah-dvun | phototaxis | the movement of an organism or a cell toward or away from a source of light | biology |
| ha'gel-wak-krus | photoperiod | duration duration of an organism's daily exposure to light, considered especially with regard to the effect of the exposure on growth and development | biology |
| ha'kelikaya | domestication | to train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans; to introduce and accustom (an animal or plant) into another region; naturalize | biology |
| ha'kiv-da-nel | life cycle | the course of developmental changes through which an organism passes from its inception as a fertilized zygote to the mature state | biology |
| ha- | biotic | of or having to do with life or living organisms; produced or caused by living organisms (adjective) | biology |
| ha-don-ka'es | biodiversity | the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region | biology |
| ha-ek'shal | biosphere | the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life | biology |
| ha-fereikan | biosynthesis | formation of a chemical compound by a living organism, also called biogenesis | biology |
| ha-ha'tanaya | bioluminescence | emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria | biology |
| ha-kas-shal | biome | a major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert, characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate | biology |
| ha-katravek | biotic association | biotic association (no definition available) | biology |
| ha-klai | biotic factor | the consequent results of an organisms actions in a given area that affects the life of another organism; is a factor created by a living thing, as opposed to the wind which is not | biology |
| ha-koshtri | biological race | a group of organisms which differ only in their physiological or ecological behavior from other groups in the same species | biology |
| ha-solektra-foshek | biogeographical barrier | biogeographical barrier (no definition available) | biology |
| ha-solektra-shal | biogeographical region | an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna | biology |
| ha-solektra-shidik | biotopographic | biotopographic (no definition available) | biology |
| ha-solektra-tal | biogeography | the study of the geographic distribution of organismsa a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants | biology |
| ha-storauk | biogenic | produced by living organisms or biological processes; necessary for the maintenance of life processes | biology |
| ha-storaya | biogenesis | the principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter | biology |
| ha-tal | biology | the science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution | biology |
| ha-tash | biological control | control of pests by disrupting their ecological status, as through the use of organisms that are natural predators | biology |
| ha-tehvar | biohazard | a biological agent, such as an infectious microorganism, or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans | biology |
| ha-tor-tal | biophysics | the science that deals with the application of physics to biological processes and phenomena | biology |
| ha-travek | community | a group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions (biology) | biology |
| ha-vel | organism | a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | biology |
| ha-veltra | taxon | a taxonomic category or group, such as a phylum, order, family, genus, or species | biology |
| ha-ves | biotype | a group of organisms having the same genotype | biology |
| ha-ves-storaya | phylogeny | the evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms | biology |
| hatan-tukh | organic matter | plant and animal residues, or substances made by living organisms; all are based upon carbon compounds | biology |
| hatanik | organic | of relating to, or derived from living organisms; of relating to, or affecting a bodily organ | biology |
| hateretik | sympatric | occcupying the same or overlapping geographic areas without interbreeding | biology |
| haterkadaya | symbiosis | a close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member | biology |
| hatik | biological | of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms (adj.) | biology |
| hatik | biotic | of or having to do with life or living organisms; produced or caused by living organisms (adjective) | biology |
| hatra | biomass | the total mass of living matter within a given unit of environmental area | biology |
| k'fai-sanek | osmosis | diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration | biology |
| k'fai-sanek-ne'hish | osmotic pressure | the pressure exerted by the flow of water through a semipermeable membrane separating two solutions with different concentrations of solute | biology |
| k'wuhl-koshtri | biospecies | biospecies (no definition found) | biology |
| kan-nala | daughter cell | a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell | biology |
| kan-nala-svitan | daughter nucleus | a new cell nucleus formed in mitosis by the diaster | biology |
| kastik-yokultik | phytophagous | feeding on plants, including shrubs and trees; used especially of certain insects | biology |
| kuhlau-sanan-dvatai | competitive exclusion principle | states that two species that compete for the exact same resources cannot stably coexist. One of the two competitors will always have an ever so slight advantage over the other that leads to extinction of the second competitor | biology |
| kuhlaya | competition | the simultaneous demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrients, living space, or light | biology |
| kup-padvun'es | vagility | the capacity or tendency of an organism or a species to move about or disperse in a given environment | biology |
| kup-padvunik | vagile | characterized by vagility; able to move about or disperse in a given environment | biology |
| malat-dvelan | natural selection | a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment | biology |
| malatik | natural | presenting in or produced by nature; of relating to, or concerning nature; conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature | biology |
| mu'gel-rubilaya | dark adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours | biology |
| nala-da-nel | cell cycle | the series of events involving the growth, replication, and division of a eukaryotic cell | biology |
| nala-dahshaya | cell division | the process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells | biology |
| nala-kaunshaya | cell fusion | the merging of two or more cells into a single cell | biology |
| nala-kaushau-khrashaya | exocytosis | a process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane | biology |
| nala-litra | cell culture | the maintenance or growth of dispersed cells in a medium after removal from the body; a culture of such cells | biology |
| nala-natyantek | cell differentiation | progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function which takes place during the development of the embryo and leads to the formation of specialised cells, tissues, and organs | biology |
| nala-ne'hish-stegal'es | turgor | the normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells | biology |
| nala-to'ovaya | cell growth | usually used to mean increase in the size of a population of cells though strictly should be reserved for an increase in cytoplasmic volume of an individual cell | biology |
| nati-wakrubaya | mosaic evolution | the concept that major evolutionary changes tend to take place in stages, not all at once | biology |
| natilaya | differentiation | the process by which cells or tissues undergo a change toward a more specialized form or function, especially during embryonic development | biology |
| nen-shif | base pair | set of chemicals linking DNA: a chemical unit that forms the bridge linking the complementary strands of DNA or RNA. It consists of a purine linked to a pyrimidine by hydrogen bonds | biology |
| nen-velek | primary structure | the linear sequence of amino acids in a protein | biology |
| nen-vukhut | basal body | a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure; also called basal granule, kinetosome | biology |
| numo-ha-vel | microorganism | an organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size, especially a bacterium or protozoan | biology |
| pi'lek-meikal | trace element | a chemical element required in minute quantities by an organism to maintain proper physical functioning; a minute quantity or amount | biology |
| pla'rak-tselaya | reverse mutation | reversion of a gene to an ancestral form due to further mutation to the original codon or one coding for the same amino acid | biology |
| pu'gal | baryon | any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 | biology |
| rika-ves-katelaya | disassortative mating | mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating | biology |
| rish-kosh-vesaya | cross breeding | the process of breeding an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations (noun) | biology |
| saganau-fishek | dispersal barrier | things (eg oceans, predators, etc) that prevent a species from dispersing | biology |
| saganau-tor-vel | dispersal mechanism | the mechanism by which an organism or plant disperses (eg. flying, walking, through seeds, etc) | biology |
| saganaya | dispersal | the capacity of organisms to move from their birthplace to a new site | biology |
| sahr-kastik | ephemeral | living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do | biology |
| sakkhet | longevity | long life; great duration of life; length or duration of life | biology |
| samek-ashauk | cryophilic | capable of living at low temperatures; surviving low temperatures | biology |
| sha'ti | niche | the function or position of an organism or population within an ecological community; the particular area within a habitat occupied by an organism | biology |
| sha'ti-dahsau-koshtrivaya | quasi-sympatric speciation | quasi-sympatric speciation [no definition available] | biology |
| shai-tselaya | spontaneous mutation | a mutation that arises naturally and not as a result of exposure to mutagens; aka natural mutation | biology |
| shai-vikantaya | self-fertilization | fertilization by sperm from the same animal, as in some hermaphrodites, or by pollen from the same flower | biology |
| si-yu-mursuk | oviparous | producing eggs that hatch outside the body | biology |
| sokulm | culture | the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) | biology |
| sposhan-koshtrivaya | quantum speciation | the rapid evolution of a new species from a small population that is partially or totally isolated from the parent population | biology |
| svitan-ha-gel | eukaryote | an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | biology |
| talvot- | bacterial | relating to or caused by bacteria (adjective) | biology |
| talvotik | bacterial | relating to or caused by bacteria (adjective) | biology |
| tepul-yumaya | energy flow | the intake, conversion and passage of energy through an organism or ecosystem | biology |
| ter-klai | cofactor | a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result | biology |
| ter-wakrubaya | coevolution | the joint development and adaptation to external changes of two or more interdependent species, e.g. parasites and the animals they live on | biology |
| teretau-wakrubaya | convergent evolution | the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent | biology |
| tol-rushan | gene conversion | a genetic process in which a heterozygote with one damaged strand of DNA produces gametes in an aberrant allelic ratio due to repair of the damaged strand with genetic material complementary to the other strand | biology |
| tol-travek | gene family | a group of genes whose constituents are related because all have been derived from an ancestral gene | biology |
| tol-va'asaya | gene duplication | occurs when an error in DNA replication leads to the duplication of a region of DNA containing a (generally functional) gene | biology |
| tol-vuhnaya | genetic variance | phenotypic variance (variance of phenotype due to genotypic and environmental factors combined) resulting from the presence of different genotypes in the population. | biology |
| tsel- | mutant | resulting from or undergoing mutation (adjective) | biology |
| tsel-vel | mutant | an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from mutation | biology |
| tselau | mutate | to undergo or cause to undergo mutation | biology |
| tselau-palikauk | mutagenic | capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution) | biology |
| tselau-tav | mutation rate | the frequency with which a particular mutation appears in a population or which any mutation appears in the whole genome of a population | biology |
| tselaya | mutation | the act or process of being altered or changed; an alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality | biology |
| tselayek | mutagen | any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation | biology |
| tselik | mutant | resulting from or undergoing mutation (adjective) | biology |
| tselsu | mutant | an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from mutation (VLI) | biology |
| tsuri-nala-tselaya | somatic mutation | a mutation occurring in the general body cells (as opposed to the germ cells) and hence not transmitted to progeny | biology |
| tuhsau-kosh-vesaya | cross-breeding | producing offspring from parents of different stock (verb) | biology |
| tvi-hatik | endobiotic | pertaining to an organism living parasitically in the host | biology |
| tvisek | reflex | being an involuntary action or response, such as a sneeze, blink, or hiccup; produced as an automatic response or reaction (adj.) | biology |
| ul-abrupik'es | partial dominance | failure of one gene to be completely dominant, the heterozygotes showing a phenotype intermediate between the two parents | biology |
| ul-neshuhk-kastik | partial parasite | partial parasite [no definition available] | biology |
| velek | structure | the arrangement or formation of the tissues, organs, or other parts of an organism; an organ or other part of an organism | biology |
| vin | maturation | the process of becoming mature; the processes by which gametes are formed | biology |
| vinik | mature | having reached full natural growth or development; of relating to, or characteristic of full development, either mental or physical (adjective) | biology |
| vlavia-wakrubaya | parallel evolution | the independent evolution of similar structures in two or more rather closely related organisms | biology |
| wak-ha-shal | biozone | biozone (no definition available) | biology |
| wehk-slortra-tukh | polysaccharide | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | biology |
| wuh-tevun-vinik | univoltine | having one brood a year; only breeding once a year | biology |
| za-tol | recessive gene | gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical, e.g. "The recessive gene for blue eyes" | biology |
| za-tselaya | back mutation | mutation of a previously mutated gene to its former condition | biology |
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