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  • polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • post-industrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
  • pound one's ear — to sleep
  • procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
  • pseudo-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • pseudohexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
  • pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
  • radio sono-buoy — a buoy equipped to detect underwater noises and transmit them by radio
  • rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • rogation sunday — the fifth Sunday after Easter; it sees the start of the supplications that are continued during the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
  • roundheadedness — the state of having a round head
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
  • secondary cause — a cause which is not the primary or ultimate cause
  • secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
  • self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
  • semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
  • shoulder season — a travel season between peak and off-peak seasons, especially spring and fall, when fares tend to be relatively low.
  • shoulder weapon — a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
  • sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
  • sostenuto pedal — a pedal on a grand piano that raises the dampers, allowing the tone to be sustained for those strings struck at the time the pedal is depressed.
  • sound as a bell — in perfect condition
  • sound deadening — a process or material that reduces the resonance or volume of sound
  • sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
  • southend-on-sea — a seaport in SE Essex, in SE England, on Thames estuary.
  • spawning ground — a place where fish deposit their eggs for fertilization
  • squadron leader — air-force officer
  • stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
  • stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
  • state education — education provided by the state; education which is not private
  • studio audience — spectators on a TV set
  • subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
  • superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
  • thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
  • tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • ultrasound scan — sonograph examination
  • un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
  • unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
  • unconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
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