1 Scientific research

verify	to check that something is true or accurate	They were able to verify his recent findings to be true.	todentaa/tarkistaa
advancement	the process of helping something/somebody to make progress or succeed; the progress that is made	Studying cells has lead to great advancements in science.	edistys
subject	a person or thing being used to study something, especially in an experiment	My school was looking for subjects from ages 14-18 for a psychology research.	tutkimuskohde
quantum physics	the branch of science that investigates the principles of quantum theory to understand the behaviour of particles at the atomic and subatomic level	Physics was his passion but he hated quantum physics.	kvanttifysiikka
hypothesis	an idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct	Our hypothesis was proven to be correct when we did the experiment.	hypoteesi
sample	a small amount or example of something that can be looked at or tried to see what it is like	I heard that her research isn't going anywhere until she gets a sample from a specific tree.	näyte/otos
neurobiology	the scientific study of the biology of the nervous system, especially in connection with behaviour	He wasn't great at anatomy so studying neurobiology proved to be quite hard.	neurobiologia
formula	a series of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a rule or law	Mathematic formulas are the hardest in my opinion.	kaava
dissect	to cut up a dead person, animal or plant in order to study it	They dissected an abnormal plant because they wanted to know more about its mutation.	leikellä
falsify	to change a written record or information so that it is no longer true	There has been a lot of influential scientific research that has been falsified in history.	osoittaa vääräksi

2 Biology

anatomy	the scientific study of the physical structure of humans, animals or plants	Human anatomy is quite hard because you have to memorize all of the 206 bones.	anatomia
clone	to produce an exact copy of an animal or a plant from its cells	Science is so advanced that cloning can be done easily.	kloonata
dominant	a dominant gene causes a person to have a particular physical characteristic	A well know dominant gene is the gene that causes brown eyes.	vallitseva/hallitseva
genetically	in a way that is connected with genes (= the units in the cells of a living thing that control its physical characteristics) or genetics (= the study of genes)	There are a lot of foods that are genetically modified to make them bigger for example.	geneettisesti
incubate	incubate something (biology) to keep cells, bacteria, etc. at a suitable temperature so that they develop	They incubated their samples at 90°C for two days.	hautoa
mutation	a process in which the genetic material of a person, a plant or an animal changes in structure when it is passed on to children, etc., causing different physical characteristics to develop; a change of this kind	She has always been interested in mutations and wants to study them in the future.	mutaatio
recessive	a recessive physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two genes for this characteristic, one from each parent	A child can only have blue eyes if both parents have them seeing as the gene that causes blue eyes is recessive.	resessiivinen
antibody	a substance that the body produces in the blood to fight disease, or as a reaction when certain substances are put into the body	There has been a lot of controversy about the antibodies that are in the Covid-19 vaccines.	vasta-aine
bacteria	the simplest and smallest forms of life. Bacteria exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease.	We let bacteria grow as an experiment to see its effects.	bakteeri/bakteerikanta
community	a group of plants and animals growing or living in the same place or environment	We studied a fish community for six months to see their living patterns.	eliöyhteisö

3 Engineering

adapter	a device for connecting pieces of electrical equipment that were not designed to fit together	We were challenged to design an adapter in class and hers was voted as the best.	adapteri
generator	a machine for producing electricity	They would have never been able to finish the project on time on that storm without generators.	generaattori
voltage	electrical force measured in volts	We were told not to touch it because they weren't sure of the voltage.	jännite
amplifier	an electrical device or piece of equipment that makes sounds or radio signals loude	She had designed a new type of amplifier and there were a bunch of people interested in the design.	vahvistin
shutdown	the act of closing a factory or business or stopping a large machine from working, either temporarily or permanently	He started a new construction business but it wasn't long until it got shutdown.	sulku
rewire	to put new electrical wires into a building or piece of equipment	They had to rewire the entire building because they couldn't locate the issue in the system.	johdottaa
overhaul	to examine every part of a machine, system, etc. and make any necessary changes or repairs	The device was completely overhauled but it still didn't work properly.	huoltaa/kunnostaa
lever	a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine	The design of the machine was bad, the lever tends to come off easily.	vipu
blueprint	a photographic print of a plan for a building or a machine, with white lines on a blue background	Our bluprints were looked at today and we might get to build our building.	suunnitelma/piirustus/piirustukset
extension lead	an extra length of electric wire, used when the wire on an electrical device is not long enough	She couldn't continue her project today since she forgot her entension lead.	jatkojohto