From the classroom to the news — scientific words worth saying with confidence.
EulerOY-ler
Mathematician Leonhard Euler — not "YOO-ler".
nicheNEESH
An ecological niche, same word as the fashion sense.
genreZHAHN-ruh
French loanword — the middle sound is unusual in English.
genomeJEE-nohm
Soft G, long E.
mitochondriamy-toh-KON-dree-uh
The cell's powerhouse — five syllables.
isotopeEYE-suh-tohp
Not "IH-so-tope".
epitomeih-PIT-uh-mee
The final E is pronounced — appears in science writing often.
cacheKASH
Used in computer science the same way as in French.
quasarKWAY-zar
Not "KWAH-zar".
nuclearNOO-klee-er
The most contested word in physics classrooms.
hierarchyHY-er-ar-kee
Four syllables, not three.
phenomenonfuh-NOM-uh-non
Stress the second syllable.