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  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
  • personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
  • photosensitivity — the quality of being photosensitive.
  • phototypesetting — Printing. photocomposition.
  • physical fitness — good physical condition
  • physical science — any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
  • polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
  • psychic distance — the degree of emotional detachment maintained toward a person, group of people, event, etc.
  • recursion theory — (theory)   The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
  • recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
  • safety mechanism — a psychological or physiological response in an individual that protects the individual from harm
  • saint-barthelemy — (Saint Bartholomew; Saint Barts; Saint Barths) a resort island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, part of the French department of Guadeloupe. 6900; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
  • schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
  • shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
  • shopping trolley — A shopping trolley is a large metal basket on wheels which is provided by shops such as supermarkets for customers to use while they are in the shop.
  • simeon ben yohai — flourished 2nd century a.d, Palestinian rabbi.
  • simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
  • smack in the eye — a snub or setback
  • speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
  • speech synthesis — computer-generated audio output that imitates human speech
  • spiny-rayed fish — any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.
  • spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
  • surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • synchronous idle — (character)   (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
  • synthetic cubism — the late phase of cubism, characterized chiefly by an increased use of color and the imitation or introduction of a wide range of textures and material into painting.
  • synthetic rubber — any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.
  • synthetic speech — computer-generated audio output that resembles human speech, produced by an electronic synthesizer operated by means of a keyboard.
  • system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
  • the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
  • the sex industry — a commercial sector that employs sex workers in prostitution, pornography, etc.
  • thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
  • transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
  • whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
  • wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
  • woody nightshade — bittersweet (def 3).
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