Word origins

• mesonThe mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
• latesAny of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer).
• hypoMelancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
• epinephrineA catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.
• AriadneThe daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.
• pathologicCaused by or related to disease, pathology.
• PersephoneA minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.
• deleteriousHarmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
• prolactinA peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
• bioticOf, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms.
• eugeniaAny member of the genus Eugenia of myrtaceous plants.
• prionA self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
• categoriaExposure of an opponent's secret wickedness, especially in the opponent's presence.
• leptinA protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
• BarnabasAn early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
• aerodromeAn airfield.
• MorecambeA resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).
• ThalesA pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor.
• gnosticOf, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
• hysteresisA property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.
• PtolemyClaudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography
• MioceneOf a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.
• anhydrousHaving little or no water.
• symbioticOf, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
• nomicCustomary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
• ParosAn island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• myelinA white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
• thaliaAny of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats.
• angoraA Turkish Angora cat.
• tetrahedronA polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the Platonic solids.
• metisA member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
• methodicalIn an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
• PythagorasA male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use, and a transliteration from modern Greek.
• antagonismA strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
• anthraciteA form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
• CycladesAn Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Amorgos, Irakleia, Kea, Mykonos Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and others.
• DemeterThe goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
• leptonA coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
• SisyphusSon of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.
• homotopyA continuous deformation of one continuous function or map to another.
• adiabaticWithout gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).
• kryptonThe chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
• deuteriumAn isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
• SalomeA name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.
• emphaticCharacterized by emphasis; forceful.
• epilepticOf or relating to epilepsy.
• erythematosusAn eruption of red lesions.
• gramophoneA record player.
• dichroicExhibiting dichroism.
• koreAn Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
• IoniaA former settlement in Anatolia, on the coast of the Aegean Sea; An Ancient Greek settlement on the west coast of Asia Minor inhabited by the Ionians, one of the four main Hellenic tribes.
• EsauThe son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
• CallistoA nymph of Artemis.
• entericOf, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
• theocracyGovernment under the control of a state religion.
• glucagonA peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
• biogenesisThe principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
• PallasAn epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.
• crontabA table of commands to be executed periodically.
• austereGrim or severe in manner or appearance.
• symbiosisA relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.
• epistemicOf or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.
• pathosThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
• phononThe quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.
• diatomAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
• galactoseA monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
• astigmatismA defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.
• symplecticPlaced in or among, as if woven together.
• semioticsThe study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
• ElysiumThe home of the blessed after death.
• meiosisA figure of speech in which something is presented as smaller or less significant than it actually appears.
• enteralOf, pertaining to, within, or by way of the intestines; especially, the small intestine.
• dialogicOf or relating to dialogue.
• kineA proposed unit of velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
• gastritisInflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.
• DemetriusA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• pyreneA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
• pandemoniumA loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
• StrategoA two-player strategy board game in which each player controls an army that tries to capture the other player's flag.
• aliphaticOf a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
• monochromaticHaving only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
• PhoenicianOf, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
• ThaisA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• enthalpyA measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
• ShemThe oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.
• genialFriendly and cheerful; enlivening.
• euphoniumA valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
• LetoLeto, in Greek mythology, the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
• axiomaticSelf-evident or unquestionable.
• hermeneuticsThe study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed.
• encyclicalA papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church.
• theismBelief in the existence of at least one deity.
• dystopiaA miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.
• EoceneOf a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 56 to 34 million years ago.
• delosAn island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• spongiformLike a sponge, porous, full of holes.
• LeonidasA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• 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.
• eponymousOf, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
• RoxanaThe wife of Alexander the Great.