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  • heat of combustion — the heat evolved when one mole of a substance is burnt in oxygen at constant volume
  • honour moderations — (at Oxford University) the first public examination, in which candidates are placed into one of three classes of honours
  • human rights group — a group that campaigns for human rights
  • immunohistological — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
  • in terrorem clause — a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
  • incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • industrial diamond — a small often synthetic diamond, valueless as a gemstone, used in cutting tools, abrasives, etc
  • inner automorphism — an automorphism that maps an element x into an element of the form axa −1 where a −1 is the inverse of a.
  • instruction manual — how-to, usage guide
  • instrument station — station (def 14a).
  • investment account — a bank account in which money is saved long-term to accrue interest
  • involuntary muscle — muscle: contracts involuntarily
  • isthmus of corinth — a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf: crossed by the Corinth Canal making navigation possible between the gulfs
  • jump discontinuity — a discontinuity of a function at a point where the function has finite, but unequal, limits as the independent variable approaches the point from the left and from the right. Compare jump (def 52).
  • literae humaniores — (at Oxford University) the faculty concerned with Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, and philosophy; classics
  • loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
  • luminous emittance — luminous flux emitted per unit area.
  • luminous intensity — the luminous flux in lumens emitted per unit solid angle by a light source, measured in candles.
  • manufactured goods — products made by machine
  • microencapsulation — the process of enclosing chemical substances in microcapsules.
  • misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
  • mix communications — (MIX) Providers of Internet access and presentation services for businesses and individuals in the Milwaukee, WI, USA metropolitan area. MIX started providing Internet access services to the Milwaukee area in 1990. It was the first business in Milwaukee to provide Internet access services to the public. MIX Communications is owned and operated by Dean Roth. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: +1 (414) 351 1868 (Office), +1 (414) 351 1139 (BBS). Address: MIX Communications, P.O. Box 17166, Milwaukee, WI 53217, USA.
  • modulus of torsion — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • molecular genetics — a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
  • mortgage insurance — policy to compensate for property loan payments
  • mosquito repellent — a chemical substance, such as a spray or lotion, applied to the body to prevent mosquitoes biting
  • mount saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
  • multi-user dungeon — Multi-User Dimension
  • multicast backbone — (MBONE) A virtual network on top of the Internet which supports routing of IP multicast packets, intended for multimedia transmission. MBONE gives public access desktop video communications. The quality is poor with only 3-5 frames per second instead of the 30 frames per second of commercial television. Its advantage is that it avoids all telecommunications costs normally associated with teleconferencing. An interesting innovation is the use of MBONE for audio communications and an electronic "whiteboard" where the computer screen becomes a shared workspace where two physically remote parties can draw on and edit shared documents in real-time.
  • multiple collision — an accident in which several cars crash into each other
  • multiple ownership — ownership by several people or organizations
  • national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
  • neutrino astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the detection and measurement of neutrinos emitted by the sun and other celestial objects.
  • nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
  • non-circumstantial — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
  • non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
  • nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
  • oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
  • passing modulation — a modulation of a temporary nature.
  • play cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
  • potassium myronate — sinigrin.
  • precious moonstone — moonstone (def 1).
  • presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
  • prometheus unbound — a drama in verse (1820) by Shelley.
  • pulmonic airstream — a current of lung air set in motion by the respiratory muscles in the production of speech.
  • put the mockers on — stop, thwart
  • resuscitation room — an intensive care unit
  • san juan mountains — a mountain range in SW Colorado and N New Mexico: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak: Uncompahgre Peak, 4363 m (14 314 ft)
  • saturation bombing — intense area bombing intended to destroy everything in the target area.
  • second triumvirate — the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc
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