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- APATHYLack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
- APOLOGIAA written defense of a position or belief.
- AUXETICSplural of auxetic
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- AXIOMSplural of axiom
- AXONA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
- AXONSplural of axon
- BALEENkeratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
- BASALTA hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
- BOLUSA round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
- BRUXISMThe habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
- CALYXThe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
- CATAPLEXYAn abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- COXALGIESplural of coxalgy
- CYGNETThe young of a swan.
- CYMBALA concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a
- CYTOKINEAny of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
- CYTOSINEA heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- 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.
- DRAMA small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ)”). Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apo
- DYNAMOAn electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
- ECLIPSEDsimple past and past participle of eclipse
- ELEGIACOf or relating to an elegy.
- ELEGYA mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- EXORCISETo drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- GLYPHSplural of glyph
- GYNAECIAplural of gynaecium
- GYNOECIAplural of gynoecium
- GYROIDALSpiral in arrangement or action.
- GYROSCOPEAn apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer,
- HARPYA mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of st
- HELIXA curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase
- HEXAGONALLYIn a hexagonal manner.
- HYRAXAny of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Midd
- HYSSOPAny of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
- IDOLATRYThe worship of idols.
- IDYLLAny poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- KALEIDOSCOPEAn instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can
- KATHODICArchaic spelling of cathodic.
- KELOIDA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
- KERATINThe protein of which hair and nails are composed.
- KEROSINEAlternative spelling of kerosene.
- KLAXONA loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
- MISANTHROPEOne who has a negative view of the entire human race.
- MORPHA recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
- MYOPIAA disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- MYSTICALRelating to mystics or mysticism.
- NARTHEXESplural of narthex
- NYMPHAA nymph.
- NYMPHAEplural of nymph
- NYMPHSplural of nymph
- ODOMETERAn instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
- PELAGICLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
- PHANTASMSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
- PHANTOMSplural of phantom
- PHARYNGESplural of pharynx
- PHILOSOPHYAn academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and ration
- PHLOGISTONThe hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
- PHONEMEAn indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
- PHYLAXISProtection against infectious disease.
- PHYTONICRelating to a phyton
- POLITYOrganizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.
- PRAGMATICPractical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- PSALMICOf or pertaining to psalms or psalmody
- PSALMODYThe singing or the writing of psalms.
- PSALTERSynonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
- PSALTERIUMAn omasum.
- PSALTERYA zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
- PSCHENTThe double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 B
- PSEUDONYMA fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
- PSYLLIDAny of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
- PSYLLIUMAny of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.
- RHIZOMESplural of rhizome
- RHOMBUSA parallelogram having all sides of equal length. The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).
- SCHOLARA student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
- SCHOLARLYCharacteristic of a scholar.
- SCLERAThe white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
- SEMAPHOREAny equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
- SIPHONA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- SPHAGNUMAny of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
- STYGIANAlternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
- SYRINXA set of panpipes.
- THORAXThe region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
- THROMBUSA blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formatio
- THYMICOf or relating to the thymus gland
- THYRSEA type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
- TYRANTSplural of tyrant
- XENOGAMIESThe transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
- XENOPHOBICExhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.
- ZEALOTRYSomething characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.
- ZEPHYRA light wind from the west.
- ZEUGMASplural of zeugma
- ZITHERA musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
- ZITHERSplural of zither
- ZONATIONSplural of zonation
- ZOOECIUMOne of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa.
- ZYGOMASplural of zygoma
- ATTARAn essential oil extracted from flowers.