| A | B |
| hearth | the floor of a fireplace. Also home (fireside) |
| salamander | tailed amphibian; mythical being capable of living through fire |
| Kerosene | a petroleum based fuel |
| phoenix | mythical bird fabled to live 500-600 years and to burn itself on a funeral pyre, to rise from ashes youthful and renewed |
| ventilator | a contrivance for replacing stagnant air with fresh air |
| centrifuge | an apparatus that rotates rapidly to separate one item from one another |
| incinerator | a furnace for burning trash |
| procaine | a compound used as local and spinal anesthetic |
| theremin | an electronic musical instrument |