radbaron's Ancient Greek words

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• ABSINTHEnounAncient Greek85 findersThe herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
• AMOEBAnounAncient Greek315 findersA member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
• APHRODITEnounAncient Greek50 findersA soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
• ASTERnounAncient Greek86 findersAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
• CHAOSnounAncient Greek56 findersThe unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
• CHORUSnounAncient Greek41 findersA group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song. A song performed by the singers of such a
• CREOSOTEnounAncient Greek85 findersA pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
• DIAPHANOUSadjectiveAncient Greek386 findersTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
• DINOSAURnounAncient Greek187 findersThose animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
• ENERGETICadjectiveAncient Greek33 findersPossessing or pertaining to energy.
• HIBISCUSnounAncient Greek20 findersA flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
• IDENTITYnounAncient Greek4 findersSameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
• MENOPAUSEnounAncient Greek105 findersThe period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the
• SCARIFYverbAncient Greek194 findersTo remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
• SPAGHETTInounAncient Greek4 findersA type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
• SPHERICALadjectiveAncient Greek261 findersShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
• SPONGIFORMadjectiveAncient Greek89 findersLike a sponge, porous, full of holes.
• STOMAnounAncient Greek311 findersOne of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
• TRIUMPHnounAncient Greek106 findersA conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
• TROPEnounAncient Greek93 findersSomething recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
• WHARFnounAncient Greek366 findersAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.

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