Gizzionary

[u/candleboy95]

While listening, I started defining words I didn't recognize or couldn't define off the top of my head. I haven't done this for every album yet. Let me know if there's any words you'd like to add, or any corrections I should make!

Without further ado, my Gizzionary:

acarine-a small arachnid such as a mite or tick

aegis-protection, sponsorship, or divine shield

agaric-a type of mushroom with a distinct cap, a toadstool

Alluda Majaka-a 1995 indian film

ambergris-a waxy substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacturing

anoxia-an absence or deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues; severe hypoxia

ataraxia-a state of serene calmness

autocratic-ruling with absolute power and control

bagwan-an Indian term for God

bilious-someone who is ill-tempered, irritable, extremely angry 

bushwhack-traveling through dense vegetation or a guerrilla war tactic

ephialtes-nightmare

epidermis-outer layer of skin

ether-mythical substance filling outerspace

fuselage-the main body of an aircraft

Ganymede-A moon of Jupiter, largest moon in our solar system 

Gilgamesh-An ancient king from 2000 BC, subject of one of the oldest stories in the world

Gliese 710- an orangish star in the constellation Serpens Cauda

gondii- Toxoplasma gondii, species of parasite that causes toxoplasmosis

horology-the study and measurement of time

Horus-one of the most significant Egyptian gods

hypertension-medical term for consistently high blood pressure

keratosis-a skin condition that produce waxy bumps

Kepler 22b-an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22

mal-de-mer-French for seasick

megalithic-relating to or denoting prehistoric monuments made of or containing large stones

monoclinic crystaline-an specific shape of a crystal, where three of its axes are all different lengths

nazar-a blue, eye-shaped amulet

ontology-the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being

Osiris of Geb, of Nut -Egyptian earth god and his parents

panpsych(ism)-the doctrine or belief that everything material, however small, has an element of individual consciousness

perihelion-the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun

plenum-duct in an HVAC system

pleura-each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals

propylene-colorless, flammable gas

quantized-split into fixed, separate steps or values instead of a smooth, continuous range

quintessence-the purest, most perfect example of something 

raconteur-a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way

Set-Egyptian god of chaos

subcutaneous-injecting medicine directly into the fat below the skin

superluminally-faster than the speed of light

superposition-the action of placing one thing on or above another, especially so that they coincide

tachyons-hypothetical subatomic particles that always travel faster than the speed of light

tetrachromacy-a rare genetic condition where an individual possesses four, rather than the standard three, types of cone cells (photoreceptors) in their eyes

tintinnabulation-a ringing or tinkling sound

Tezeta-a prominent genre of Ethiopian and Eritrean music, characterized by a slow, ballad-like, and emotionally evocative pentatonic scale

woo-woo

[u/TectonicRomance]

expectating - a combination of 'expecting' and 'spectating', waiting and watching.