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- ANAEROBICWithout oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- 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.
- CHAMELEONA small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- CYSTA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
- CYSTICOf or pertaining to a cyst.
- ESOTERICIntended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
- GLUCOSEA simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
- MORPHINEA crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics
- OLIGARCHYA government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
- PARSLEYA bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
- PHANTASMSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
- PHONETICRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
- POLYMATHA person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
- POLYMERA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers.
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- SCHISMA split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.