Each specialty has its own jargon. Proteomics is a collection of specialties (mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, 2D gels, molecular genetics, bioinformatics, biotechnology, medicine.) so it has a collection of distinct vocabularies.

Proteomics Glossary

This glossary defines many of the terms common in proteomics. This is one of a number of interrelated glossaries and many of the terms are linked to definitions in the related glossary.

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.

Bioinfomatics 2can Glossary

Bioinformatics is the use of computers in molecular biology. An alternative is the BSC Bioinformatics Glossary. If it’s an acronym that you want decoded, look at the Bioinformatics Thesaursus.

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.

Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology

If it is the biological terms that are giving you trouble, use this on-line dictionary which has over 7,000 cell biology terms defined.

BioTech Life Science Dictionary

This dictionary has over 8,000 terms that deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics and a smattering of terms from pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.

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.

BioSpace Glossary

“Defining The Terms That Define Biotechnology” is the way this web site styles itself. Besides defining biotech terms, the Biospace Glossary also links you to companies doing work in the area related to a specific term.