Word origins

• thermosA bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
• anionA negatively charged ion.
• thermA unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.
• simaThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
• metronomeA device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.
• AesopAn Ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him.
• dikeTo be well dressed.
• HerodThe name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.
• ChironAn old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher.
• eschatonThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
• lyraThe middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
• proteusAny of many gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections.
• AtticaA periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.
• AdelphiA census-designated place in Maryland.
• magdaleneA reformed prostitute.
• PleistoceneOf a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago (earlier definition 1.7 million to 11,000 years ago); marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals.
• neuroticAffected with a neurosis.
• InoA queen of Boeotia who, after her death and transfiguration, was worshipped as a goddess under the epithet Leucothea.
• chromaThe colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
• metraThe uterus.
• mesoIn between the "macro" and "micro" levels of sociological structures.
• odeonAn ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
• AstraZenecaThe COVID-19 vaccine made by the AstraZeneca company.
• programmaAny law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection before being proposed to the general assembly of the people.
• EvangelineA female given name originating as a coinage.
• RhodaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• AdonisA beautiful man.
• MedeaAn enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.
• homeostasisThe ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
• mesonThe mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
• acropolisA promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
• 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.
• agapeIn a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
• 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
• panaceaA remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
• aerodromeAn airfield.
• MorecambeA resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).
• gymnastOne who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.
• ThalesA pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor.
• ataxiaLack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
• ZakynthosAn island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island.
• 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°.
• trophicOf or pertaining to nutrition.
• 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.
• LarissaA city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
• ganglionAn encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
• 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.
• hubrisExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally (Greek mythology) toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
• 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.
• urethraThe tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.
• 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.
• dynamismGreat energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind, or personality; oomph or pizzazz.
• anthraciteA form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
• ParthenonAn ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.
• 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).
• doryA small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
• 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.
• SamosAn island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean.
• 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.
• problemaA problem set forth in the Ancient Greek scholarly tradition.
• 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.
• rhizomeA horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.
• EsauThe son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
• CallistoA nymph of Artemis.
• kylixAn Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.