Word origins

• HoferA hall-of-famer.
• UlmerA surname from German.
• evertTo turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
• EarhartA surname from German.
• RomerA surname.
• maileA flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei.
• reiningA surname from German.
• BuchholzA surname from German.
• muensterA kind of soft white cheese.
• keratinThe protein of which hair and nails are composed.
• ZugA canton of Switzerland.
• planktonicOf or pertaining to plankton.
• sontagA knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.
• NeyerA surname from German.
• loreleiA siren; a temptress.
• ZellerA surname from German.
• RuhrA river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
• pohThe negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
• MontagA surname from German.
• TriassicOf or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down.
• PaderbornA city and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
• SchumanA surname from German.
• teeterTo tilt back and forth on an edge.
• GeorgiA surname from German.
• welswels catfish (Silurus glanis)
• KausA surname from German.
• HabermasA surname from German.
• StelleA surname from German.
• pyridineAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅N.
• aldosteroneA mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
• morgensternmorning star (spiked weapon)
• PilsenA city in western Bohemia, Czech Republic.
• fessTo confess; to admit.
• globinAny globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
• HirschmannA surname from German.
• RosnerA surname from German.
• ZenerA surname of German origin.
• SchenkA surname.
• HarzA mountain range in central Germany; its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
• StaubA surname from German.
• ElbeA major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.
• thalerA monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
• BuriA Germanic tribe dwelling near the territory of the Marcomanni
• schreinerAn engraved roller used for schreinerizing textiles.
• workpieceA partially finished object (often composed of a raw material) which is subjected to various operations, worked on with tools, etc.
• ErfurtThe capital city of Thuringia, Germany.
• Ahra river, roughly along the border of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany, flowing into the Rhine at Sinzig.
• BSWSahra Wagenknecht Alliance, a left-conservative political party.
• ScheinA surname from German.
• fuelling(Canadian spelling, common) present participle and gerund of fuel
• treffA covert meeting.
• roemerA surname from German.
• gauA prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.
• TrachtenbergA Jewish surname from German.
• mitochondrionA spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.
• raabA surname from German.
• diktatA dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent.
• MitteThe most central borough of Berlin.
• GassA surname from German.
• anilineThe simplest aromatic amine, C₆H₅NH₂, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.
• jabsA surname from German.
• BoozA surname from German.
• WeilerA surname.
• WurlitzerA jukebox manufactured by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.
• monocyteA type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
• OhlA surname from German.
• creosoteA pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
• HauerA surname from German.
• phagocytosisA form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
• SeligA surname from German or Yiddish.
• OberA surname from German.
• BrixA measure (in degrees) of the amount of dissolved solids in a liquid via its specific gravity; used especially to measure dissolved sugar in fruit juice and wine.
• EigerA mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
• RiegerA surname from German.
• pedophiliaSexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.
• festerA fistula.
• helmerSynonym of showrunner.
• DanzigerA native or inhabitant of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk).
• WalzA surname from German.
• dasherA person who dashes; a fast runner.
• GraberA surname from German.
• SchwarzkopfA surname from German.
• EisensteinA surname from German.
• lichA reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
• WirtzA surname from German.
• botulismPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
• gummiA sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies.
• WeichertA surname from German.
• trammellA surname from German.
• ErlangerA surname from German.
• rummageTo arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
• RigelA blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
• CoorA surname from German.
• SchaumA surname from German.
• UdeA surname.
• pyrimidineA diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine
• TischA surname from German.
• gemeinschaftAn association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
• yagerA heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle
• schnappsA type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.