Science Research Writing - General

This series of notes are based on Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English by (Glasman-Deal, 2009).

Structure

List of Notes

1. Science Research Writing - Introduction
2. Science Research Writing - Methodology
3. Science Research Writing - Results
4. Science Research Writing - Discussion/Conclusion
5. Science Research Writing - Abstract

List of Guide for Authors

• Nature Submission Guidelines

General Vocabulary

Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Full Word/Phrase	Meaning
c. (or ca.)	circa	about approximately around
cf.	confer	compare
et al.	et alii	and others
vs.	versus	as opposed to against in contrast to
i.e.	id est	this is in other words
e.g.	exempli gratia	for example
N.B.	nota bene	please note note well
p.a.	per annum	per year yearly

Prefix

Meaning	Prefix	Examples
above/more	hyper-	hyperactive, hypoallergenic
	super-	supernatural, supersonic
after	post-	postgraduate, postwar
again	re-	rebuild, rewrite
against	anti-	antioxidant, antiseptic
	contra-	contradict, contradiction
	counter-	counteract, counterpoint
part/away	dis-	disarmament, disintegrate
	de-	decompose, dehydrate
around	circum-	circumference, circumnavigate
backwards	retro-	retroactive, retrovirus
bad/badly	mal-	malformed, malfunction
	ill-	ill-defined, ill-judged
before	pre-	preexisting, pretest
	fore-	forecast, foresee
	ante-	antechamber, antenatal
between	inter-	interact, interface
change	meta-	metamorphosis, metastasis
color	chrom-	chromaticity, chromosome
different	hetero-	heterogeneous, heterosexual
equal	iso-	isometric, isosceles
	equi-	equidistant, equilateral
first	prim-	primitive, primordial
	proto-	protoplasm, prototype
half	semi-	semi-automatic, semicircle
hundred/th	cent-	centigrade, centimeter
into/inside	intr-	intravenous, introduction
large/million	mega-	megabyte, megaphone
many	poly-	polysaccharide, polyvalent
	multi-	multicolored, multicellular
new	neo-	neonatal, neo-Darwinism
not	ir-	irrelevant, irreversible
	im-	imprecise, impure
	in-	inaccurate, inconsistent
	un-	unbend, uncouple
	dis-	dissatisfied, dissimilar
	non-	nonexistent, non-standard
	a-	asymmetrical, atypical
	an-	anaerobic, anhydrous
one/single	uni-	unicellular, uniform
	mono-	monomer, monotone
same	homo-	homogeneous, homosexual
self	auto-	autonomous, autopilot
similar	para-	paramedic, parapsychology
thousand	kilo-	kilogram, kilowatt
thousandth	milli-	millisecond, millimeter
time	chron-	chronological, chronometer
too	over-	overheat, oversimplify
two	di-	dichloride, dioxide
	bi-	bicarbonate, bisect
far/distant	tele-	telemetry, telescope
under	sub-	subset, subtitle
	hypo-	hypoallergenic, hypothermia
	infra-	infrared, infrastructure
with/together	co-	coauthor, coordinate
wrong	mis-	misjudge, misread

Reference

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1. Glasman-Deal, H. (2009). Science research writing for non-native speakers of English. World Scientific.