Vocabulary

spermatheca

superselection rule

perrhenic acid

arthroscope

International Temperature Scale; ITS

bags under one's eyes

(drinking) in big gulps

Basket Case (series) (film)

buttercream sandwich cookie

queen (bee)

standing up (without any support); standing

drop dead; go to hell; fuck you

death

sea bass (esp. the Japanese sea bass)

a long time ago; long ago

to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be similar (to); to be shared (by)

uninstaller

A-P-S-T-N-D-P (mnemonic for the OSI 7-layer model; application, presentation, session, transport, network, data-link, physical)

snack for an empty stomach; something to tide one over

dish of the same ingredient prepared two different ways, stewed together (esp. tofu, specialty of Kyoto)

unswept hairdo originating in the mid-eighteenth century (now popular at traditional weddings)

ship pulled up on a beach; stranded ship

guitarist who also sings; guitarist-vocalist

hotel receptionist

seamount; guyot

end grain (of wood); cut end; cross section

rice field on flat land; unterraced paddy

preprint (scientific paper)

phytochemical

termagancy; violent temper

gambler

trying out (a piano, organ, etc.); test-playing

stilts

navigation satellite

hi!; yo!

test piece; test specimen; product under test

isochronous

acceleration

tracker (device, software, etc.)

aggregation