Word origins

• aphroditeSynonym of Aphrodite Giant (“breed of cat”).
• enthusiastA person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
• panoramaAn unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
• pediatricsThe branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.
• eurekaAn exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.
• EstherA female given name from Persian.
• OlympiaAn ancient city in Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games.
• metabolicOf or pertaining to metabolism.
• anthologyA collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
• JeromeA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• AkronA city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
• tragicCausing great sadness or suffering.
• chiropracticA system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
• protonA positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
• sophomoreThe second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
• chordA harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
• DionA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• IdaAn industrial development agency.
• seismicRelated to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
• enthusiasticWith zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
• AtlantisA mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.
• ethanolA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH.
• SofiaA female given name, variant of Sophia.
• aeroOf or pertaining to aviation.
• autonomyThe right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
• LoisThe grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
• IsaiahA book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
• AlexandraA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• veronicaThe image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
• kappaThe tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
• genocideThe systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, nationality, or similar grounds.
• osteoporosisA disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
• abaA coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
• kineticRelating to motion.
• synergyA synonym of binding energy.
• etaThe seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
• kosAn island of the Dodecanese, Greece.
• stochasticrandom, randomly determined.
• analyticOf, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
• hypnosisA trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
• ChloeA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• CreteA Cretan.
• DamonA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• thematicRelating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
• zetaThe sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
• sclerosisThe abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.
• kineticsThe branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
• AgnesA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• auraA subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
• nousThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
• dermatologyThe study of the skin and its diseases.
• galacticRelating to a galaxy.
• phosphorusA chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
• apocalypseA revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.
• giganticVery large.
• jessieSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
• argusA watchful guardian.
• lesbosAn island of Greece, in the northeastern Aegean Sea.
• chlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
• cyanAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
• apoptosisA process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury.
• comforterA person who comforts someone who is suffering.
• acmeA high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
• lydiaA historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.
• ameliaThe congenital absence of one or more limbs.
• taxisThe directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
• pneumoniaInflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
• ElectraAny of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
• dynamiteA class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
• synThat has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.
• PhyllisA girl who killed herself for love and was turned into an almond tree.
• micronSynonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
• anthraxAn acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
• gorillaAn ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
• creatineAn amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.
• diodeAn electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
• centricBeing in the centre; central.
• ElisabethThe mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures
• LinusA male given name from Latin.
• anemiaA medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
• zoeBare or universal life.
• cationA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
• ionicof, relating to, or containing ions
• halogenAny element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.
• BethanyThe village where Jesus stayed before going to Jerusalem and being crucified.
• tyrosineA nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
• catastrophicOf or pertaining to a catastrophe.
• NathanielA male given name from Hebrew.
• anabolicOf or relating to anabolism.
• meteorologyThe science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
• pristineUnspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
• phenotypeThe appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
• zoologyThe part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
• StephanAn unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
• ArgosA city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
• epsilonThe fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).
• comaA state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
• cronA scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
• pandoraAny fish of the genus Pagellus.
• kudosPraise; accolades.