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  • neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • phillips curve — a curve that purports to plot the relationship between unemployment and inflation on the theory that as inflation falls unemployment rises and vice versa
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
  • push down list — (programming)   (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
  • quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • quicksilverish — resembling quicksilver
  • recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
  • russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
  • sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
  • sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • school council — a group of pupils who are elected by fellow pupils to represent their school and think of ideas for improving it
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • self-published — published independently by the author: self-published books.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • sesquisulphide — a sulphide containing three sulphur atoms to two of some other element
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  • showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
  • shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
  • shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
  • shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • straight flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
  • sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
  • sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
  • sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
  • sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
  • sulphur spring — a natural hot spring containing sulphur, believed to have curative properties
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