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- AMPHICTYONOne of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
- APHAERETICOf the nature of apheresis.
- DOCIMASYThe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
- EPONYCHIUMThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
- EUPHORBIUMSAn acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
- GLUTEUSAny of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
- JYNXA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- KENOPHOBIAAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- LITANYA ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- OPHIDIANAny species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
- PETRIFYTo turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- 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
- RHABDOMANCIESDivination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
- RHEOLOGYThe branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
- THANEA rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
- 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.