Key terms & definitions

A dream interpreted as conveying guidance or a teaching, rather than merely replaying ordinary thoughts.

A prophet entrusted with a revealed scripture to communicate to people.

A single-stranded molecule that carries a copy of a gene's instructions to a ribosome.

Meaning ‘anointed one’, from the Hebrew Mashiach; in traditional Jewish belief, a future human leader chosen by God who will bring about the Messianic Age.

A hoped-for future age of peace and justice. Jews differ over whether a personal Messiah will bring it about or humanity will help achieve it in partnership with God.

An image of a feast shared by all under the Messiah, expressing God’s generous provision. Some Christians interpret the feeding of the five thousand as a sign of this feast.

The pattern in Mark’s Gospel of Jesus telling people not to publicise his identity or miracles.

A person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry; in New Spain, usually mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry. The plural is mestizos.

The rate at which the chemical reactions of metabolism take place in the body's cells.

The sum of all the chemical reactions in a cell or the body.

The sum of all the chemical reactions in a cell or organism.

The chemical reactions that take place in the body to maintain life, including those that release energy from food.

One of the bones forming the palm of the hand. Collectively, these are the metacarpals.

Additional data describing other data. For a bitmap image, this can include its dimensions and colour depth.

The turning posts at the ends of a Roman racetrack’s central barrier.

An element that reacts to form positive ions by losing electrons.

An element that reacts to form positive ions by losing electrons.

An element that typically conducts heat and electricity well and is shiny, malleable and ductile when solid.

A compound containing the carbonate ion, $CO_3^{2-}$, which reacts with an acid to produce a salt, water and carbon dioxide.

A compound containing a metal ion and carbonate ions, $\mathrm{CO_3^{2-}}$.

A compound containing a metal joined to chlorine; Group 1 chlorides have formula $MCl$, where $M$ represents the metal.

The removal of a useful metal from the material in which it occurs naturally.

Obtaining a metal from a compound by a chemical reaction.

A metal containing many gas-filled spaces, giving it a lightweight, cellular structure.

A compound formed when a metal reacts with a halogen; its name ends in chloride, bromide, iodide or another halide ending.

An ionic compound containing positive metal ions and negative halide ions.

A compound containing hydroxide ions, $\mathrm{OH^-}$; soluble Group 1 hydroxides produce alkaline solutions.

A positively charged particle formed when a metal atom loses one or more electrons.

A positively charged particle formed when a metal atom loses electrons.

A strong electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and delocalised electrons in a giant metallic structure.