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A Gateway to Terminology Across U.S. Federal Science Agencies

Browse the terminology resources across the U.S. Federal Science Agencies by selecting a topic and clicking the acronym resource link next to the category.
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Topic Source of Terminology
Farm
  Agriculture & Food
DTIC | DOE | NALT
Agricultural Facilities & Equipment DTIC | NALT
      Agricultural Facilities NALT
    Agricultural Equipment DTIC | NALT
Agricultural Wastes NALT
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science DTIC | NALT
    Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine MeSH | NALT
    Animal Husbandry MeSH | NALT
    Animal Nutrition, Forage, and Feed NALT
    Animal Products NALT
    Animal Welfare MeSH | NALT
    Insect Husbandry NALT
Fisheries & Aquaculture DTIC
    Aquaculture MeSH | NALT | USGS
    Fisheries MeSH | NALT | USGS
Food Safety NALT
Food Science & Technology
     Food Science DTIC | NALT
     Food Technology MeSH | NALT
Pesticides, Insecticides & Herbicides * DTIC | MeSH | NALT
     Fungicides * NALT
     Herbicides * MeSH | NALT
     Insecticides * MeSH | NALT
Plant Production, Agronomy, Gardening &     Horticulture DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Source of Terminology
Scientist in Lab
Applied Science &  Technologies
DOE | NALT
Agricultural Engineering & Technologies DTIC | DOE | NALT
Aircraft & Flight DTIC | MeSH | NASA
Biomedical Technologies * DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Biotechnology * DTIC | MeSH | NALT | NASA
Buildings & Construction DTIC | DTIC | DOE
Chemical Engineering DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Civil Engineering DTIC | DOE
Defense Technologies DTIC | DOE
Electronics DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NASA
Engineering Technologies DTIC | DOE | NASA
Industrial & Manufacturing Technologies DTIC
Materials * DTIC | DOE | NALT | NASA
Nanotechnology MeSH | NASA
Ocean Technologies DTIC | USGS
Robotics DTIC | MeSH | NASA
Space Technologies * DTIC | NASA
Transportation Technologies DTIC | DOE
Source of Terminology
Earth from Space
Astronomy & Space
NASA
Astronomy DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NASA
     Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors DTIC | NASA
     Planets and Planetary Systems DTIC | MeSH | NASA | USGS
     Sun and the Solar System DTIC | MeSH | NASA
Space Exploration & Development DTIC | NASA
     Manned Space Flights and Missions DTIC | MeSH | NASA
     Unmanned Space Flights DTIC | NASA
Space Technologies * DTIC | NASA
Source of Terminology
Wheat in Sunshine
Biology & Nature
DOE | NALT
Animals, Plants & other Organisms DTIC | DOE | NALT | MeSH | USGS
Biocomplexity * NBII
Biological Processes DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
Biotechnology * DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Ecology * DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Genetics & Molecular Biology DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
Natural Resources DTIC | MeSH | NALT| USGS
Pest Control DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Source of Terminology
PDA
Computers & Communication
DOE
Communication DTIC | MeSH
     Radio and Television DTIC
     Satellite DTIC | MeSH
     Wireless DTIC
Computer Software DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Computers DTIC | MeSH
     Computer Hardware DTIC | MeSH
     Computer Networking DTIC | MeSH
     Computer Security DTIC | MeSH
Source of Terminology
World
Earth & Ocean Sciences
DOE | USGS | NALT
Climate, Weather & Meteorology DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | NASA | USGS
     Climate Change * NALT | USGS
     Upper Atmosphere NALT
     Weather Forecasting NALT
Earthquakes, Floods & other Natural Disasters DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Geology & Land Forms DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Mapping & Cartography DTIC | DOE | USGS
Oceans & Oceanography DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Snow, Ice & Permafrost DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Soil DTIC | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Water & Hydrology DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Source of Terminology
Wind Turbine
Energy & Energy Conservation
DOE | NALT
Energy Conservation DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Energy Efficiency DOE
     Buildings DOE
     Industry DOE
     Power DOE
     Transportation DOE
Energy Policy & Studies DOE
Energy Use, Supply & Demand DOE
Fossil Energy DOE | MeSH | USGS
     Clean Coal DOE
     Coal DOE | MeSH
     Electricity DTIC | DOE | MeSH
     Oil and Gas DTIC | DOE
     Regulation DOE
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve DOE
Nuclear Power DTIC | DOE | MeSH
Renewable Sources DTIC | DOE
     Bioenergy DOE
     Geothermal DOE
     Hydrogen DOE
     Hydropower DOE
     Ocean DOE
     Solar DOE | MeSH
     Wind DOE | MeSH
Source of Terminology
Landscape
Environment & Environmental Quality
DOE | EPA | NALT
Air Quality DTIC | DOE | EPA
Cleanup DOE | EPA | MeSH | NALT
     Brownfields
     Cleanup Technology DTIC
     Corrective Action
     Site Assessment NALT
     Superfund
Climate Change * DTIC | DOE | NALT | USGS
Ecology * DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Emergencies DOE | MeSH
Environmental Safety & Health DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
Noise Quality DTIC | DOE | NASA
Pesticides, Insecticides & Herbicides * DTIC | MeSH | NALT
     Fungicides NALT
     Herbicides MeSH | NALT
     Insecticides MeSH | NALT
Pollutants/Toxics DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Pollution Prevention DTIC | DOE | NALT
Radiation DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NASA
Wastes (Solid or Concentrated) DTIC | DOE | NALT
     Animal Waste NALT
     Hazardous Waste MeSH | NALT
     Liquid Waste
     Medical Waste MeSH
     Radioactive Waste DTIC | MeSH
     Risk Assessment NALT
     Solid Waste NALT
     Waste Disposal NALT
     Waste Generation
     Waste Storage
     Waste Transportation
     Waste Treatment NALT
Water Quality DTIC | DOE | NALT | USGS
Source of Terminology
Vitamins
Health & Medicine
DOE | MeSH
Alternative Medicine DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Biomedical Technologies * DTIC | MeSH | NASA
Diseases & Medical Conditions DTIC | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Drugs (Prescription and Over the Counter) & Pharmacology DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
     Drugs DOE | MeSH | NALT
     Pharmacology DOE | MeSH | NALT
Exercise MeSH | NALT
Food, Nutrition, & Metabolism DTIC | DOE | NALT
     Food DOE | MeSH | NALT
    Nutrition MeSH | NALT
    Metabolism MeSH | NALT
Health Care DTIC | MeSH
Laboratory & Diagnostic Procedures DTIC
    Laboratory Procedures MeSH | NALT
    Diagnostic Procedures MeSH | NALT
Medical Devices DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Mental Health & Behavior DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Occupational Health & Safety DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Procedures, Surgery, & other Therapies DTIC | DOE | NALT
    Procedures MeSH | NALT
    Surgery MeSH | NALT
Source of Terminology
Landscape
Natural Resources & Conservation
DOE | NALT
Biocomplexity * NBII
Ecosystems DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT | NBII | USGS
     Coasts NALT | USGS
     Coral Reefs USGS
     Deserts NALT | USGS
     Estuaries NALT | USGS
     Freshwater MeSH | NALT | USGS
     Marine NALT | USGS
     Watersheds NALT
     Wetlands MeSH | NALT | USGS
Energy Resources DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Forest Science DTIC | MeSH | NALT
Land DTIC | DOE | NALT | USGS
Minerals & Mining DTIC | DOE
     Minerals DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
     Mining DOE | MeSH | NALT | USGS
Source of Terminology
Scientist
Physics, Chemistry & Math
DOE
Chemistry & Chemicals DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
     Analytical Chemistry DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
     Chemicals MeSH | NALT
     Inorganic Chemistry DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
     Materials * DTIC | DOE | NALT | NASA
     Organic Chemistry DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
     Photo & Radiation Chemistry DTIC | DOE | NALT
     Physical Chemistry DTIC | DOE | MeSH | NALT
Mathematics DTIC | DOE | ERIC | MeSH | NALT | NASA
Physics DOE | MeSH | NALT | NASA
     Astrophysics DTIC | DOE
     Condensed Matter DTIC | DOE
    General Relativity & Quantum Cosmology DTIC | DOE
     High Energy Physics DTIC | DOE
     Mathematical Physics DOE
     Nuclear Physics DTIC | DOE | MeSH
     Quantum Physics DTIC | DOE
Source of Terminology
Boy Studying Science
Science Education
DTIC | ERIC | NALT
NOTE: asterisk (*) after a heading indicates polyhierarchy, that is, it has more than one occurrence in the taxonomy.