PenkridgeA large village, a civil parish and market town in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9214).
comminutionThe breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
quadrigaA Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
tellurianOf or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.
cruciferA person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
maleficHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
corbA basket, for example one used in coal mines, etc.
chrysoberylA vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄, used as a gemstone.
AlbonA surname from Middle English. (a variant of Albone)
infrequencyThe characteristic of being infrequent.
viaticalsLife insurance policies which are sold at a discount to the face amount, or death benefit, of people who have been medically determined to have life expectancies of less than two years.
malvinAn anthocyanin, a diglucoside of malvidin, found in very many foods.
Epiphanesthe epithet of several Hellenistic rulers
expostulationThe act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
rescriptionThe act of writing back; the answering of a letter.
nonesThe notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.
BactriaThe ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.
VulpeculaA faint autumn constellation in the northern sky.
vermisA narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.
bilinAny of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.
carminativeRelieving the discomfort of gas in the digestive tract, either by reducing its production (by the gut microbiota) or by inducing its expulsion (whether as belches [upper GI action] or as flatus [lower GI action]).
OsciAn ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy.
oreadA mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
HesperidesA group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.
AeduiA Gallic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis whose chief town was Bibracte
ponticA false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.