LandaBooks Word Quiz Answers for 11/23/09: THANX
- Four (from Greek tettares, four). A solid pyramid is an example of a tetrahedron (a solid with four faces).
- Herpetology (from Greek herpeton, creeping thing) is the study of reptiles and amphibians. The famed herpetologist spent much of his boyhood collecting frogs, lizards, and snakes.
- An appurtenance is something additional, an accessory. He packed his tux and all the appurtenances—cummerbund, white tie, lapel pin, and silk handkerchief for the pocket.
- A narwhal is a whale with a spirally twisted tusk protruding from above the mouth. The name comes from Norse nahvair, corpse—from the pallid appearance of the skin.
- Xanthan gum is a powder (go figure) often used to replace gluten in gluten-free diets. It is made from the dried cell coats of a micro-organism of a similar name.
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