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- OBSOLESCETo become or be rendered obsolete; to undergo obsolescence.
- STIBNITEA grey mineral, Sb2S3, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl.
- ANHYDRIDEAny compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.
- RIFAMPICINA reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C43H58N4O12 obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers
- SWALESplural of swale
- EMBRITTLEDsimple past and past participle of embrittle
- VARISCITEA relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (AlPO4·2H2O), sometimes confused with turquoise.
- RHINITIC
- SACCHARIDEThe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short
- THERMIONICInvolving the emission of electrons from a heated electrode.
- VITRAILA stained glass window.
- HAUYNEAlternative spelling of haüyne.
- HORNFELSAny of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exc
- OTOLITHA small particle, composed mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.
- CURAREA plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
- NEOTENYThe retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
- SONICATETo disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves.
- TRITIATEDDescribing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope tritium.
- BRUMATETo be in a lethargic state, somewhat analogous to hibernation but not the same. Commonly found in reptiles and in some other animal species, such as bears.
- GOLCONDA
- GRACILISA slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.
- THERIACA universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate
- GANGUEThe earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
- ADDUCTORA muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.
- ENCAUSTICPrepared by means of heat; burned in.
- EPHOROne of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
- ENERVATIONAct of enervating; debilitation.
- OLIGOCENE
- ADDUCETo bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
- VESICANTCausing blistering to the skin.
- ULTRAMAFICDescribing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.
- COELOMA fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.
- EREMITICCharacteristic of a hermit
- OSSUARYA container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
- APOCRINEOf or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
- ETIOLATEDOf a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
- EURYHALINEAble to tolerate various saltwater concentrations.
- KLYSTRONan electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
- MORGANITEA gemstone of pegmatite deposits. Morganite is a transparent pink variety of beryl.