Proteomics Glossary

This site defines many of the common terms in proteomics. It is one of a number of interrelated glossaries and many of the terms are linked.

Little Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry

Mass spectrometry has a sea of acronyms. To decode "ESI", "MALDI" and other mass spec terms, look at this cleverly constructed web page.

Language of HPLC

If you don’t know what HPLC means, this is the web site to look it up. By the way, HPLC means High Pressure Liquid Chromatography and it is one standard way of separating peptides that are being fed into a mass spectrometer. Like other technologies, it has its special vocabulary.

Biochemistry Dictionary

This site tries to help you if you are faced with “the daunting task” of acquiring the vocabulary of biochemistry. This site is not fancy, but if you are feeling daunted this might be what you need.

Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

This glossary is brought to you by the folks at the Human Genome Project. This glossary has images and it has audio as well as definitions for the layman. A more comprehensive glossary for experts is the Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms.

On-line Medical Dictionary

If you find you need to know terms in hepatology or what “guttat” means to an MD, this is the place to go.