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Hoots, Rita A. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
Discussed is how strange words frequently reveal their meanings through contextual use, similarity to known vocabulary, by their sounds, or by analysis of their parts. Twelve words from the discipline of biology are analyzed using analysis of their parts. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, Language Enrichment, Science Education, Secondary Education