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  • loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
  • luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
  • malformations — Plural form of malformation.
  • mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
  • marsh trefoil — buck bean.
  • mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
  • metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
  • microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
  • microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
  • monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
  • myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
  • myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
  • nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
  • nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
  • nondiffusible — not diffusible
  • nonfatalities — Plural form of nonfatality.
  • odoriferously — In an odoriferous manner.
  • off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
  • off-side rule — A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation. Any non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on the previous line is taken to be the start of a new declaration. Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell.
  • officeholders — Plural form of officeholder.
  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • olefin series — alkene series.
  • olfactologist — a medical specialist in the sense of smell
  • passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
  • petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
  • pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
  • press of sail — as much sail as the wind or other conditions will permit a ship to carry.
  • proliferously — by proliferation
  • relief troops — soldiers sent to an area of conflict or a disaster area in order to provide aid or assistance there
  • reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
  • safflower oil — an oil expressed or extracted fromsafflower seeds, used in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc.
  • san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
  • sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
  • sassafras oil — a yellowish or reddish-yellow, aromatic volatile oil distilled from sassafras root, used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine.
  • scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
  • scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
  • school figure — (in ice skating) any one of a group of sixty-nine different figures, skated in two- or three-circle figure-eight patterns, used to test various skating movements, a skater usually being required to perform six selected ones in competition.
  • school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
  • scottish fold — a breed of medium-sized short-haired cat with folded ears
  • second fiddle — a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person.
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
  • self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
  • self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
  • self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
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