A comprehensive, authoritative and user-friendly volume based on the bestselling Webster's New World College Dictionary, this compact dictionary features over 60,000 concise, easy-to-understand definitions of today's most commonly used scientific, technical, professional, and business terms. Many neologisms have been added to this edition including: biscotti, dot.com, gene therapy, home page, no-brainer, portobello mushroom, skybox, surgicenter and veggie. The clear, readable type and easy-to-use pronunciations and word derivations should provide for a greater understanding of the English language.