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- BILTONGA South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
- 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.
- VAMBRACEThe piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
- JAVELINAA peccary (Tayassuidae spp.), especially a collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
- TARPONAny of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.
- MOUEA pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- COTERIEA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- DEBOUCHETo enter into battle.
- DENATURETo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
- ERGOTAny fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
- EUKARYOTEAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
- FRAMBOISERaspberry liqueur.
- ORGANDYA fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.
- OXALICOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
- PACHYDERMA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
- PHAETONa light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- THEREMINAn electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennas mounted on the instrument.
- TOUCANAny of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
- ADSORPTIONThe adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
- SCOPOLAMINEA poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sick
- VAINGLORYExcessive vanity.
- CHERUBIMplural of cherub
- SCHWAAn indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
- SERAPHICOf or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.
- COWRIEA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
- GOUACHEA thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
- BUDOJapanese martial arts.
- ABJURATIONA solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ADIPOSEContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- AQUILINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
- ARGENTThe metal silver.
- AVARICIOUSActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- AVOCATIONA calling away; a diversion.
- AVULSIONThe loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- CASEINA protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
- CATENARYRelating to a chain; like a chain.
- CAUDALPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
- CAULA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- CHAMFERAn obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- CONIFEROUSBearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
- CORONALRelating to a crown or coronation.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- CUPRICOf, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- DIELHaving a 24-hour period regardless of day or night.
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- ENERVATETo reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
- ESTIVALOf or relating to summer.
- EXCORIATETo remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
- EXCULPATETo clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.