Glossary for DESCENDING ROAD

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xerofurnan: a drying agent used to counteract side effects of several rejuvenating drugs.

Xiang Juo: Sinese starship training specialist.

Xinjiang: the great western province of China, surrounding the Taklimakan.

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yainan: an andro name for a color in the five-octave andro color spectrum. yainan is in the far infrared range (3000-1500 nm), and its name refers to a multiple of the human color orange. In relation to neighboring colors in a musical scale with red at A, this would be B. From tabular data: yainan is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. yainan is in the Far Infrared (3000-1500 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, yainan equates to a musical B, and is in the same place in the octave as Orange. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES. From tabular data for “yainan": yainan is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. yainan is in the Far Infrared (3000-1500 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, yainan equates to a musical B, and is in the same place in the octave as Orange. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES.

yamen: yaman, yamen: a person whose body and brain functions are both male and female.

Yasunari Maeda: researcher in the Sinese SVS group.

Yen Mei: a woman working with the Abols (Science Abolition Movement) as an espionage agent.

yeraZK: yera+, yeraZK: an andro name for a color in the five-octave andro color spectrum. yeraZK is in the near infrared range 1500-750 nm), and its name refers to a multiple of the human color red-orange. In relation to neighboring colors in a musical scale with red at A, this would be A sharp or B flat. Pronunciation of sounds written as SR (*) or ZK (+) as spoken in anjive is described briefly in Andro Notes. From tabular data: yeraZK is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. yeraZK is in the Near Infrared (1500-750 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, yeraZK equates to a musical A#, and is in the same place in the octave as Red-Orange. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES. From tabular data for “yeraZK": yeraZK is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. yeraZK is in the Near Infrared (1500-750 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, yeraZK equates to a musical A#, and is in the same place in the octave as Red-Orange. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES.

Yesha: a lander construction worker and starship passenger.

Yethrib: one of Parthren‘s underlings.

yezribfil: a word in Old Novandron, used by the Zashinhalh occasionally, meaning ‘large pet animal’. Aoriver‘s use of it is unclear, as are the origins and meanings of the rest of the words she uses after it.

Yingnour: friend of Sulimar.

Yinzaimarr: a historian of Incarnastar Coll famous for his writings on MuTou, and renowned for his clandestine work as an intelligence agent for his coll during a period of coll conflict between Incarnastar, Gellin Sintherou, and Fandarinn, Colls. The author of the great six-volume “MuTou: A Cultural, Ideological, and Mathematical History”, his books are considered the ultimate authority when game rules must be adjudicated. Developments in the game since his landmark work currently lack an agreed-on authoritative base for settlement of disputes, and this deficiency has created an ongoing power struggle between the colls that still lacks a path to resolution.

yobos: a term for friends, from the older Korean term of endearment meaning a darling, mixed in with the British slang ‘yobbos’ for buddies or pals.

Yoshi: a common name used by Miyako to label one of the vital-sign monitoring links she wore.

youvee: ultraviolet frequencies of energy. Andros see youvee colors in the top two octaves of their eyesight range. See Andro Notes.

Yudo: a former lover of Essa.

Yuss: a training officer of the City militia.

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zagger: zagger, zaggers: a semi-polite term for a young City man with more energy than good manners. Women use it dismissively, men use it with a touch of envy.

zaiang: an andro name for a color in the five-octave andro color spectrum. zaiang is in the far infrared range (3000-1500 nm), and its name refers to a multiple of the human color red-orange. In relation to neighboring colors in a musical scale with red at A, this would be A sharp or B flat. From tabular data: zaiang is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. zaiang is in the Far Infrared (3000-1500 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, zaiang equates to a musical A#, and is in the same place in the octave as Red-Orange. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES. From tabular data for “zaiang": zaiang is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. zaiang is in the Far Infrared (3000-1500 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, zaiang equates to a musical A#, and is in the same place in the octave as Red-Orange. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES.

Zalles: a former lover of Jeddin.

Zashinhalh: alien, aliens, Zash, Zashinhalh: the aliens, who inhabit ranges of dimensions beyond the four with which we are familiar. Some of the aliens named in this story are Aoriver, Oortonel, Turiosten, Onnhasshakh, Allashani, Faorhnin, and Arhnhashokha. To get a better grip on the pronunciation of these names, see the article titled Zash Names.

zatknis: in Russian, “Shut up!”

Zeta Tucanae: Tucanae, Zeta, Zeta Tucanae: the sixth-brightest star in the constellation of the Toucan (Tucana), in the southern skies of Earth. Zeta Tucanae was selected in the Stellar Viability Survey as a good candidate for further search for extrasolar planets hospitable to Earth life. One suitable planet was found there. Consequently, the starship Tompuso was assigned to travel to Zeta Tucanae with a sizable population of colonists aboard in cold sleep. To provide a more-complete and unique set of names, Zeta Tucanae was renamed Pué, a deity of a pantheon in a Sulawesi culture, and its planets and moons were also given names from the same source.

zijigam: an andro name for a color in the five-octave andro color spectrum. zijigam is in the far ultraviolet range (95-187 nm), and its name refers to a multiple of the human color blue-green. In relation to neighboring colors in a musical scale with red at A, this would be E. From tabular data: zijigam is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. zijigam is in the Far Ultraviolet (95-187 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, zijigam equates to a musical E, and is in the same place in the octave as Blue-Green. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES. From tabular data for “zijigam": zijigam is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. zijigam is in the Far Ultraviolet (95-187 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, zijigam equates to a musical E, and is in the same place in the octave as Blue-Green. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES.

Zill: a low-cost food emporium down in Sobi Zone, very popular with many people and creatures who don’t get along with each other very well. Zillbang keeps a good presence of security guards.

Zillbang: owner of Zill‘s, a cheap eatery in Sobi Zone.

ZKuZKbij: an andro name for a color in the five-octave andro color spectrum. ZKuZKbij is in the near ultraviolet range (187-375 nm), and its name refers to a multiple of the human color yellow-green. In relation to neighboring colors in a musical scale with red at A, this would be D. Pronunciation of sounds written as SR (*) or ZK (+) as spoken in anjive is described briefly in Andro Notes. From tabular data: ZKuZKbij is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. ZKuZKbij is in the Near Ultraviolet (187-375 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, ZKuZKbij equates to a musical D, and is in the same place in the octave as Yellow-Green. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES. From tabular data for “ZKuZKbij": ZKuZKbij is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. ZKuZKbij is in the Near Ultraviolet (187-375 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, ZKuZKbij equates to a musical D, and is in the same place in the octave as Yellow-Green. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES.

zuirr: an andro name for a color in the five-octave andro color spectrum. zuirr is in the human range (375-750 nm), and its name refers to the human color blue-violet. In relation to neighboring colors in a musical scale with red at A, this would be F sharp or G flat. From tabular data: zuirr is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. zuirr is in the Human-Visible (375-750 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, zuirr equates to a musical F#, and is in the same place in the octave as Blue-Violet. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES. From tabular data for “zuirr": zuirr is the name of a color in the spectrum visible to andros. zuirr is in the Human-Visible (375-750 nm). In the five ‘octaves’ of the andro color spectrum, zuirr equates to a musical F#, and is in the same place in the octave as Blue-Violet. More information is available in the reference table titled ANDRO COLOR NAMES.

zyme: zyme, zymes: enzymes.