Linked List #1: MUTATION

Alekhya Kundu
Nov 14, 2024
Linked List is a general science-based word game. The rules are straightforward.
  1. The goal is to guess eleven words that have been drawn from science.
  2. The first word (the seed) will be provided to you, and hints and number of letters will be provided for the remaining words.
  3. You are also informed that the first letter of any word is the last letter of the previous word. So the first letter of the second word will
  4. the last letter of the seed word, the first letter of the third word is the last letter of the second word, and so on.
  5. This property goes all the way, so that the last letter of the last (eleventh) word is also the first letter of the seed word.
As always, the cover image is a clue to the first word. Find all the words!

Seed Word: MUTATION

Next word should start with: N. Last word should end with: M.

Carrier of electrochemical impulses between brain and rest of the body
Oval-shaped figure with two axes of symmetry
Energy measure combining internal energy and "pressure energy"
Three feet or 36 inches
Geological process by which sediments, soil, and rocks are deposited onto a landform or landmass
Elementary particle, cosmic ray component onto a landform or landmass
A process in which fluid moves through semipermeable membrane to seek equilibrium
Sedimentary rock formed from the cementation of sandsized mineral particles, used to build the Qutub Minar
Inverse of log function
Lightest metal, used in batteries