Aurelac
- noun
- A subterranean organism resembling a botanical rhizome, known to produce valuable pearl-like stones.
- Origin
- Derived from aureus (golden) and lac (milk).
- Source
- Prospect
Cyberdyne
- noun proper
- Cyberdyne Systems, developer of the Skynet artificial intelligence.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘cybernetic’ with dúnamis (power).
- Source
- The Terminator
Sentionaut
- noun
- A humanoid servant kept in storage at the Arboria Institute.
- Origin
- Derived from sentiō (sentient) and nautēs (traveller).
- Source
- Beyond the Black Rainbow
Ghostbuster
- noun
- A professional paranormal investigator and exterminator.
- Source
- Ghostbusters
Sexoid
- noun
- An android designed to serve as a sexual device.
- Source
- Innocence
RoboCop
- noun proper
- A cyborg law enforcer, formerly Detroit Police Officer Alexander James Murphy.
- Source
- RoboCop
Megatech
- noun proper
- A manufacturer of prosthetic bodies.
- Origin
- Truncation of ‘mega-technology’.
- Source
- Ghost in The Shell
Simex
- noun
- An implanted artificial memory, indistinguishable from lived memories.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘simulated experience’.
- Source
- Ghost in The Shell
Hyperdrive
- noun
- A propulsion system for hyperspace travel.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Xenomorph
- noun
- An endoparasitoid extraterrestrial species.
- Origin
- Derived from ksenos (foreign) and morphē (shape).
- Source
- Aliens
Droid
- noun
- A robot with an anthropomorphic appearance.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘android’.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Lightsabre
- noun
- A sword consisting of a hilt which projects a self-terminating blade of plasma.
- Origin
- Sabre, a type of military sword.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope