decanting pouring from one container into another. Here, Huxley's term for birth.
demijohn a large bottle of glass or earthenware, with a narrow neck and a wicker casing.
detumescence a decrease in swelling.
diminuendo a decrease in volume.
dolychocephalic having a relatively long head.
ectogenesis the growth process of embryonic tissue placed in an artificial environment, as a test tube. Here, the conventional process of birth.
Etonians students of Eton College, the most prestigious of British preparatory schools.
Falkland Islands a small group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of South America. Here, the place of Bernard's and Helmholtz's banishment.
fitchew a polecat or weasel. John's quotation of Shakespeare refers to the popular tradition of the fitchew's enthusiasm for mating.
flivver a small, cheap automobile, especially an old one. Here, used respectfully to refer to Ford's Model T.
freemartin an imperfectly developed female calf, usually sterile. Here, Huxley's term for a sterile woman. Most of the women of the dystopia are freemartins.
