Dictionaries and Thesauri

Dictionaries and Glossaries

• Diabetes Dictionary (NDIC)

• Human Genome Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms (NIH)

• MedlinePlus: Medical Dictionary (NLM)

• MedTerms Medical Dictionary (MedicineNet.com)

• Toxic Substances and Disease Glossary (HHS/ATSDR): Environmental health terms

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Bartleby.com)

• Dictionary.com: With links to other reference

• Free Online Dictionary: Word of the Day, and other reference

• Merriam-Webster Online: Choose dictionary search

• OneLook Dictionary Search: Includes translations

• yourDictionary.com: Portal to dictionaries in numerous languages

Thesauri and Style Guides

• The American Heritage Book of English Usage (Bartleby.com): Guide to contemporary English

• The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. (Bartleby.com): The classic reference work

• Merriam-Webster Online: Choose thesaurus search

• Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (Bartleby.com): Hyperlinked category index

• Thesaurus.com: With links to other reference

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

• MedlinePlus: Medical Encyclopedia (NLM)

• Columbia Encyclopedia (Bartleby.com): Hypertext cross-references

• Infoplease: Almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, etc.

Reference Sources

• MedicalStudent.com: A digital library for all students of medicine

• Refdesk: An indispensable site with a facts search desk

• Reference.com: And links to other resources

• 411.com: Online Directory Assistance

• SuperPages: Yellow Pages & White Pages

• MapQuest.Com: Maps, directions and more

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Bartleby.com): The classic quotations source

• Robert's Rules of Order (Bartleby.com): The classic meetings source