Vocabulary

to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by

Veronica miqueliana (species of speedwell)

one's current family name; woman's family name after she married

amenity kit; kit containing cotton swabs, wipes, etc., provided by hotels

British disease (Britain's economic and labour problems in the 1970s)

environmental engineering

environmental technology; envirotech; green technology; greentech

environmental chemistry

sustainability science

sea route; voyage; ocean trip

downsizing

command module (e.g. Apollo's); CM

service module (e.g. Apollo's)

command-service module (e.g. Apollo spacecraft); CSM

earthrise

winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair

educational technology; education technology

nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit

encephalography

premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD

premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD

glass ceiling

objectification

spermicide; spermatocide

menstrual cup

clotrimazole

nail scissors

straight hair

doula

panty liner

peacelessness; lacking social peace

miconazole

tolnafate

body and soul; mind and body

sexual discrimination; sexism

vaginal portion of cervix

epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia

epidural haemorrhage; epidural hemorrhage; epidural bleeding

epidural block

postpartum depression; postnatal depression