#scientific history

• Adsorption (old var.) — An older or archaic linguistic variant of the noun 'adsorbție' (adsorption), denoting the physical-chemical process whereby molecules, ions, or atoms from a fluid phase are retained and concentrated upon the boundary interface of a solid or liquid substrate. Though common in early 20th-century scientific treatises, it has been modernly superseded by the standard form 'adsorbție'.
• Allport — A surname of English origin, world-famous in social sciences notably through Gordon Allport (1897–1967), one of the founding fathers of personality psychology. He established the foundations of the trait theory of personality and intensively studied the nature of prejudice and rumors. Additionally, his brother, Floyd Henry Allport, is considered an important pioneer in experimental social psychology.
• Anderson — A patronymic surname of Scottish and English origin, structurally meaning 'son of Andrew'. It is one of the most widespread names in the Anglo-Saxon world, globally recognized due to prominent figures in science (such as physicist Carl David Anderson, discoverer of the positron), literature, cinematography, and music.
• Aristogenesis — An idealistic evolutionary theory, formulated by paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn, stating that the evolution of living organisms is determined by the gradual emergence of new, superior adaptive genes and characters directly from the internal potential of the germ plasm, independent of natural selection or the direct influence of the environment. In modern biology, the term is considered historical, describing a predetermined biological improvement mechanism.
• Astrolabe — An extended archaic variant (with the neuter ending '-iu') of the terms astrolabe and astrolav, found in early academic writings, chronicles, or old lexicons from the 18th and 19th centuries. It represents a morphological adaptation specific to that era for the planispheric instrument used in calculating time and tracking planetary positions before the Romanian scientific lexicon was unified.
• Bacaloglu family name — A Romanian surname of Balkan origin, historically derived from the Turkish root 'bacal' (grocer, merchant) combined with the patronymic suffix of filiation '-oglu' (son of). This name holds significant historical and academic resonance in Romania, famously borne by prominent figures such as Emanoil Bacaloglu, a pioneering physicist, chemist, and mathematician, and a founding member of the Romanian Academy.