Here, the conventional process of birth.Įtonians students of Eton College, the most prestigious of British preparatory schools.įalkland Islands a small group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of South America. Here, Huxley's term for birth.ĭemijohn a large bottle of glass or earthenware, with a narrow neck and a wicker casing.ĭolychocephalic having a relatively long head.Įctogenesis the growth process of embryonic tissue placed in an artificial environment, as a test tube. Pure civet is foul-smelling.Ĭorpus luteum a mass of yellow tissue formed in the ovary by a ruptured graafian follicle that has discharged its ovum if the ovum is fertilized, this tissue secretes the hormone progesterone, needed to maintain pregnancy.ĭecanting pouring from one container into another. Here, John quotes Shakespeare's sarcastic use of the term to mean a sweet scent.

Here, the term is used in describing the scent organ.Ĭarapace the horny, protective covering over all or part of the back of certain animals, as the upper shell of a turtle, armadillo, crab, etc.Ĭardinal Newman (1801-90) John Henry Newman, English theologian and writer.Ĭharing-T Tower Huxley's re-creation of a London train station, Charing Cross Station.Ĭhary careful or cautious not given freely.Ĭivet a yellowish, fatty substance with a musklike scent, secreted by a gland near the genitals of the civet cat and used in making some perfumes. Here, Huxley's term for the person who holds and distributes soma at the Park Lane Hospital.Ĭaffeine solution Huxley's phrase for a tea-like drink in the brave new world.Ĭapriccio a musical composition in various forms, usually lively and whimsical in spirit. It is the basis for producing identical human beings.īoskage a natural growth of trees or shrubs.īrachycephalic having a relatively short or broad head.īursar a treasurer, as of a college or similar institution. A method for producing many identical eggs from a single egg. It was formerly used to treat some illnesses, or, in folk medicine, to repel disease.īokanovsky's Process Huxley's phrase. Here, again, the musical term is used to describe the scent organ.Īsafoetida a bad-smelling gum resin. Shakespeare describes him as a 'airy spirit,' with magical powers.Īrpeggios the playing of notes of a chord in quick succession instead of simultaneously. They are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet, used most commonly in British schools and universities as grades, equivalent to A, B, C, D, and F.Īnthrax an infectious disease of wild and domesticated animals, especially cattle and sheep, which is caused by a bacillus and can be transmitted to people.Īrch-Community-Songster of Canterbury Huxley's term describing the dystopia's equivalent for the Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of the Church of England.Īriel a character from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Huxley's term, following all the dates in the modern era ('After Ford').Ībjection a state of misery and degradation.Īgaves plants of the agave family, such as the century plant.Īlpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon the names of the castes of the dystopia.

Brave words list