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  • embourgeoisement — (chiefly UK) The taking-up of middle-class attitudes or values; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
  • emotional labour — work that requires good interpersonal skills
  • equidistribution — An equal distribution.
  • get into trouble — be punished for wrongdoing
  • great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
  • ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
  • growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
  • gulf of martaban — an inlet of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar
  • humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
  • hummingbird moth — hawk moth.
  • huyton-with-roby — an urban district in Merseyside, NW England, E of Liverpool.
  • hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
  • in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
  • inboard-outboard — Also, outdrive, stern-drive. (of a motorboat) having an inboard engine connected to a maneuverable outboard drive-shaft unit.
  • incorruptibility — not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
  • interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
  • isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
  • labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
  • labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • labrador current — a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland
  • liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
  • mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
  • nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
  • non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
  • non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
  • non-contribution — the act of contributing.
  • non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
  • oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
  • obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
  • obstreperousness — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
  • obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
  • operating budget — money allocated to a project
  • oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
  • overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
  • oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
  • pourriture noble — noble rot.
  • pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
  • prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
  • public transport — fare-paying travel
  • rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • reaction turbine — a turbine driven by the reactive force of a fluid passing through the rotor blades.
  • reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
  • rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
  • redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
  • right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
  • rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
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