myostatinA protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
virgaA type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
capiasAn arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.
BenedictaA female given name from Latin, a rare feminine form of Benedict.
striaA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
intumescentThat becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat.
CannaeA village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans
acclivityA slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
ThermopylaeA narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.
IxionKing of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
melasmaA tan or dark skin discoloration, particularly common in pregnant women, thought to be caused by the stimulation of melanocytes by estrogen and progesterone.
amnionThe innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
pinnipedA marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals, characterized by four limbs modified into flippers.
AdamicOf, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam.
substantialityThe state of being substantial; substantialness.
AgrippinaAgrippina, Ellipsis of Asteroid Agrippina: An asteroid in the Main Belt of the Solar System.
seleucidRelating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great.
columbariumA columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
MelkiteIn 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.
FilomenaA female given name from the Romance languages Synonym of Philomena.
stipesThe vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion.
AlcyoneOne of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
breviaryA book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
JairusThe father of a young girl resurrected by Jesus Christ.
titillationA pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.
mollinA soft soap of potassium hydroxide and coconut oil, used as a basis for ointments.
enucleationThe surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
PolybiusA male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.
ArgentiaA neighbourhood of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
mitisA process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay.
juxtaIn males of most species of order Lepidoptera, an organ that supports the aedeagus and is located between the two valvae.
separatrixThe ⟨L⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ mark formerly used to divide integers from decimals.