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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Maag Reference PE 1628 .M36 Browse PE 1628
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Oxford Reference Online
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
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Roget's International Thesaurus
Maag Reference PE 1591 .R73 Browse PE 1591



Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Maag Reference QP 512 .S73 Browse QP 512

Facts on File Dictionary of Biology
Maag Reference QH 13 .O9 Browse QH 13 .O9

Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants
Maag Reference SB 45 .B22 Browse SB 45 .B22

Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary
Maag Reference R 121 .M89 Browse R 121 .M89

Oxford Dictionary of Natural History
Maag Reference QH 13 .O9 Browse QH 13 .O9

Oxford Reference: Biological Science
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Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
Maag Reference Q 121 .V3 Browse Q 121 .V3