seraphA burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal.
gracilisA slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.
BosphorusThe narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
ApuliaA peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy.
tineaA fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.
cicelyMyrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
mensesThe discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow.
mirabilisAny of the plant genus Mirabilis; a four-o'clock.
diopterA unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
furiesSynonym of Erinyes; the goddesses of vengeance.
instarAny one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
coherencyThe state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
munitionMaterials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
velodyneA device that regulates the rotational speed of a shaft
recurveA type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
caduceusThe official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it.
aulA village encampment in the Caucasus, Central Asia or the Southern Urals.
terrariumAn enclosure wherein small animals are displayed, usually with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
dativeDenoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
conflagrationA large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
locativeIndicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
nondescriptNot described (in the academic literature).
AeneidA classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.
klarIn Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to embody every individual.
ApusA constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
CarinthiaA former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia.
ClunyA commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, eastern France.
halitosisThe condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.
PaschaPassover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
coeliacRelating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.