German-English translations for nachschlagewerk

• reference book
  They form a good reference book for anyone who is interested. Es ist ein gutes Nachschlagewerk für Interessierte.
  The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds.
  I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was a reference book.
• reference work
• work of reference

Related words

• Nachschlag
• Nachschlagebuch
• nachschlagen