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German Science and Research Vocabulary
Scientific disciplines, laboratory equipment, experimental processes, and research methodologies This themed list gathers 136 German science and research words (advanced level), each linked to its full dictionary entry with meanings, pronunciation, and inflection tables.
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- Abhandlungtreatise; essay; scholarly articleNoun
- analysierento analyze; to examine; to studyVerb
- anwendento use; to apply; to employVerb
- AstrophysikastrophysicsNoun
- Autoklavautoclave; pressure sterilizerNoun
- Axiomaxiom; self-evident principle; fundamental assumptionNoun
- Becherglasbeaker; laboratory beakerNoun
- Befundfinding; result; diagnosisNoun
- BiochemiebiochemistryNoun
- BunsenbrennerBunsen burner; gas burner (lab)Noun
- ChromosomchromosomeNoun
- deduzierendeduce; draw a conclusionVerb
- Deduktiondeduction; inferenceNoun
- DeterminismusdeterminismNoun
- differenzierento differentiate; to distinguishVerb
- Dispersiondispersion (physics/chemistry)Noun
- DNADNA; deoxyribonucleic acidNoun
- Doktoranddoctoral student; PhD student; candidate for a doctorateNoun
- ElektrodeelectrodeNoun
- Empirieempiricism; empirical research; observationNoun
- EnzymenzymeNoun
- Epistemologieepistemology; theory of knowledgeNoun
- ErlenmeyerkolbenErlenmeyer flask; conical flaskNoun
- Evidenzevidence; obviousness; clarityNoun
- experimentellexperimentalAdjective
- extrapolierento extrapolateVerb
- extrahierento extract; to remove; to take outVerb
- Fachartikelspecialist article; technical article; scholarly articleNoun
- Feldstudiefield study; field researchNoun
- Frequenzfrequency; rate; occurrenceNoun
- GenetikgeneticsNoun
- GenomgenomeNoun
- GeologiegeologyNoun
- Heuristikheuristic; heuristic method; problem-solving strategyNoun
- hypothesengeleitethypothesis-driven; guided by a hypothesisAdjective
- Indikatorindicator; gauge; signNoun
- induzierento induce; to cause; to triggerVerb
- Induktioninduction; inference; initiationNoun
- Inferenzinference; deduction; conclusionNoun
- IonionNoun
- isolierento isolate; to insulateVerb
- IsotopisotopeNoun
- kalibrierento calibrate; to adjust (precision)Verb
- Kinetikkinetics (physics); study of motionNoun
- klassifizierento classify; to categorizeVerb
- Kohortecohort; group; divisionNoun
- Kriteriumcriterion; standard; benchmarkNoun
- KybernetikcyberneticsNoun
- Laborlaboratory; labNoun
- Lehrsatztheorem; maxim; principleNoun
- MagnetismusmagnetismNoun
- Messungmeasurement; measuring; readingNoun
- Methodikmethodology; methods; approachNoun
- MikroskopmicroscopeNoun
- MolekülmoleculeNoun
- molekularmolecularAdjective
- Morphologiemorphology (linguistics); morphology (biology)Noun
- multidisziplinärmultidisciplinary; across disciplinesAdjective
- Mutationmutation; change; alterationNoun
- NeurowissenschaftneuroscienceNoun
- Nomenklaturnomenclature; terminology; namesNoun
- OszilloskoposcilloscopeNoun
- Partikelparticle; small piece; function wordNoun
- PetrischalePetri dishNoun
- PharmakologiepharmacologyNoun
- Phänomenphenomenon; observable event; remarkable occurrenceNoun
- PipettepipetteNoun
- Postulatpostulate; axiom; proposalNoun
- Präparatpreparation; specimen; pharmaceutical productNoun
- Prävalenzprevalence (medical/statistical); rate of occurrenceNoun
- Probabilistikprobabilistics; probability theory (technical)Noun
- ProteinproteinNoun
- Prüfstandtest bench; test standNoun
- quantifizierento quantifyVerb
- Quantenmechanikquantum mechanicsNoun
- Querschnittstudiecross-sectional studyNoun
- RadioaktivitätradioactivityNoun
- randomisierento randomizeVerb
- Reagenzreagent; chemical reagentNoun
- Reaktorreactor; nuclear reactorNoun
- repräsentativrepresentative; typical; impressiveAdjective
- Versuchsanordnungexperimental setup; experimental arrangement; experiment designNoun
- SpektrometerspectrometerNoun
- Zentrifugecentrifuge; extractorNoun
- ChromatographiechromatographyNoun
- Molekularbiologiemolecular biologyNoun
- Wissenschaftstheoriephilosophy of science; theory of scienceNoun
- Variablevariable (mathematics/statistics); variable (general); parameterNoun
- Standardabweichungstandard deviationNoun
- AlgorithmusalgorithmNoun
- Simulationsimulation; imitation; mock-upNoun
- Taxonomietaxonomy; classification systemNoun
- Theoremtheorem; proposition (math, logic)Noun
- Falsifikationfalsification; refutation (in science); disprovalNoun
- synthetisierento synthesizeVerb
- experimentierento experiment; to try outVerb
- hypothetisieren—
- modellierento model; to sculpt; to shapeVerb
- simulierento simulate; to feign; to pretendVerb
- replizierento replicate; to copy; to reproduceVerb
- evaluierento evaluate; to assess; to appraiseVerb
- interpretierento interpret; to construe; to analyzeVerb
- theoretischtheoretical; in theory; theoreticallyAdjective
- validevalid; legally effectiveAdjective
- reliabelreliable (scientific context); dependable (rare)Adjective
- signifikantsignificant; substantial; meaningfulAdjective
- mittelsby means of; via; usingAdposition
- anhandby means of; on the basis of; usingAdposition
- in vitroin vitro; in the laboratory; outside the living organismOther
- Quantenphysikquantum physics; quantum theoryNoun
- Reagenzglastest tubeNoun
- Thermozyklerthermal cycler; PCR machineNoun
- hypothesieren—
- titrierento titrateVerb
- Synthesesynthesis; combination; integrationNoun
- Metaanalysemeta-analysisNoun
- TitrationtitrationNoun
- Kalibrierungcalibration; standardizationNoun
- forschento research; to do research; to exploreVerb
- postulierento postulate; to posit; to hypothesizeVerb
- Apparaturapparatus; device; equipmentNoun
- Versuchsaufbauexperimental setup; test arrangementNoun
- deduktivdeductiveAdjective
- induktivinductive; based on inductionAdjective
- Erkenntnistheorieepistemology; theory of knowledgeNoun
- Versuchsreiheseries of experiments; experimental series; test seriesNoun
- Begutachtungassessment; evaluation; appraisalNoun
- operationalisierento operationalize; to make operational; to define in practical termsVerb
- heuristischheuristic; based on experience; rule-of-thumbAdjective
- sukzessivegradually; successively; step by stepAdverb
- randomisiert—
- sequenzierento sequence (DNA/genetic material)Verb
- Katalysatorcatalyst; catalytic converterNoun
- Paradigmenwechselparadigm shift; fundamental changeNoun
- prospektivprospective; forward-lookingAdjective
- zentrifugierento centrifuge; to spin in a centrifugeVerb
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