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- ACTINA globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
- ALOPECIABaldness.
- ANAEROBICWithout oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- ANHYDROUSHaving little or no water.
- ANTHERThe pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
- BATHOSOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- CALYXThe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
- CAMELOPARDSynonym of giraffe.
- CATIONA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CONDYLEA smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
- CYTOSINEA heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
- DAEMONA minor deity or divinity.
- DIAPAUSEA temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of
- DIASPORAThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- DIEGETICOf or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.
- DIOPTERA unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
- DRUPEA kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
- DYSPHONIAA difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
- EPIPHYTEA plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- EUTROPHICBeing rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
- HAMARTIAThe tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
- HEDONICOf or relating to pleasure
- ISOTROPICHaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- KLEPTOMANIACOne who steals compulsively.
- LIPOSOMEAn aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
- LYCEUMA public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
- MISANTHROPEOne who has a negative view of the entire human race.
- MYOSINAny of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
- NEMATODEA worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
- NOUSThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
- OPHIDIANAny species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
- PANEGYRICA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- PAREIDOLIAThe tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in
- PATRONYMICDerived from one's father.
- PHASMIDAny insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PLECTRUMA small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- PORGYAny of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).
- PSYLLIUMAny of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.
- SALPAny of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
- SUBLUXATIONA partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
- THRENODYA song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
- THURIBLEA censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
- XYLEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.