Key terms & definitions

A religious way of life in which monks or nuns live in communities devoted to worship and follow religious rules.

A way of life within a religious community, dedicated to prayer, worship and service to God.

Existing as individual atoms rather than as molecules containing two or more bonded atoms.

Existing as single atoms rather than atoms bonded together in molecules.

An economic approach which seeks to control inflation by limiting growth in the money supply.

The process of generating income from a product, service or audience activity.

A parliamentary bill dealing exclusively with specified matters of taxation and public finance, certified as such by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

A bill certified by the Commons Speaker as dealing only with specified financial matters, such as national taxation or public spending. The Lords can delay it for only one month.

An economy in which money is used to pay for goods, services and labour, rather than relying entirely on direct exchange.

A person who lends money, usually charging interest: an additional payment for borrowing it.

Lending money in return for repayment plus an additional charge called interest.

A quadratic expression whose coefficient of $x^2$ is $1$.

Belief that reality is ultimately one. In Advaita Hinduism, the individual self and Brahman are ultimately not separate.

Observing and measuring a hazard's development, location and conditions.

The repeated collection of information to check whether conditions or populations are changing and whether a conservation scheme is working.

Recording and reviewing progress while an exercise programme is taking place.

The use of equipment or observations to follow how a chemical reaction changes or progresses.

The widely publicised 1925 trial of John Scopes in Tennessee for teaching evolution in breach of state law.

A group of neurotransmitters that includes dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin.

Identical antibodies that bind to one specific binding site and can therefore be used in a test to detect a particular pathogen or chemical.

An identical antibody made by cells from a single clone; it binds to one specific binding site on one protein antigen.

Information about depth or distance that can be used with just one eye.

Growing a single crop across an area, rather than maintaining a mixture of plant species.

A system in which farmers grow only one type of crop over an area.

The growing of only one type of crop in an agricultural area.

Marriage to one spouse at a time.

Being married to only one person at a time.

A genetic cross that follows the inheritance of one gene.

The inheritance of a characteristic controlled by one gene.

The inheritance of a characteristic controlled by a single gene.