coronach
n.
5Ir coranach & Gael corranach < comh3, together + ranach, outcry < ran, to weep6
1 [Scot.] a dirge, sung or played on bagpipes
crinoid
adj.
5Gr krinoeidcs, lilylike < krinon, lily + 3eidcs, 3OID6
1 lily-shaped
2 designating or of a class (Crinoidea) of echinoderms, some of which are flowerlike in form and are anchored by a stalk, others of which are free-swimming
n.
an animal of this class, as a sea lily or feather star
The origin of cryogenics can be traced back to 1714 when Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the
Fahrenheit scale, which was based on a process of reaching temperatures slightly lower than 0
degrees Fahrenheit (called cryohydrate). This process involved mixing ice with rock salt (which
eventually led to the mixing of ice and calcium chloride), which produced temperatures as low
as -67 degrees Fahrenheit ("Cryogenics" 1970).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
cymogene
SYLLABICATION:
cy·mo·gene
PRONUNCIATION:
sm-jn
NOUN:
A flammable gaseous fraction of petroleum, consisting chiefly of butane.
ETYMOLOGY:
cym(ene) + –gene.
1) cysteine. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...An amino acid, C3H7O2NS, derived from cystine and found in most proteins. Alteration of cystine....
2) homocysteine. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
2000.
...of blood vessels and enhancing blood clotting. homo-, homologous with (from homologous) +
cysteine
1) decalcomania. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such
as glass or metal. 2. A decal. French decalcomanie, from dcalquer,...
2) decal. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A picture or design transferred by decalcomania. 2. A decorative sticker. Short for
decalcomania....
3) cockamamie. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
2000.
...2. Ludicrous; nonsensical: gave me a cockamamie reason for not going. Probably alteration of
decalcomania....
) dehiscence. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
2000.
...Botany The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or
sporangium, to release its contents. 2. Medicine A rupture or splitting...
any of various parasitic flatworms that have two suckers,
one at the front and the other at the rear of the
underside.
The origin of cryogenics can be traced back to 1714
That's interesting, thanks Bill. It is surprising that the technology has been developing knowingly (I mean with a deliberate scientific approach) for that long.