ep'icure, one fond of good living: "Epicurus," a Greek philosopher who was said to teach that pleasure is the chief good.
Fah'renheit, a thermometer that marks the freezing-point of water at 32° (which is different from both the centigrade and the Reaumur thermometer): "Fahrenheit," the inventor.
fuchsia (fu'sĭ-a), a genus of flowering plants: "Leonard Fuchs," a German botanist of the 16th century.
gal'vanism, a branch of the science of electricity: "Galvani," an Italian physician, its discoverer.
gen'tian, a medicinal root: "Gentian," king of Illyria, who is said to have first experienced the virtues of the plant.
gob'elin, a rich tapestry: "Jehan Gobeelen," a Flemish dyer.
guillotine', an instrument for beheading: "Guillotin," who invented and brought it into use at the time of the French Revolution, last century.
hy'giene, the principles and rules of health: "Hygeia," the goddess of health in classical mythology.
Jes'uit, a member of the Society of Jesus, formed by Ignatius Loyola in 1534: "Jesus."
lynch, to punish without the usual forms of law: said to be from "Lynch," a Virginia farmer, who took the law into his own hands.