Vocabulary

instigation; flattery

gust (of wind); blast

to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

optical rotation

(angle of) optical rotation

polarimetric analysis

hair whorl

perversity; cantankerous; eccentric

farfetched

pangolin; scaly anteater

paracentesis; centesis; puncture; tap

penetration

line graph; line chart

linear algebra

linear logic

linear velocity

line segment

fiber optics; fibre optics

textile industry

fibrous

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

gland

adenoid

fleet

ship's lamp

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

to select; to pick out

to select; to choose

election preparations

choice

selector; selective

selection condition; selection conditions

value set

transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts)

cash box

pig iron

to brandish; to flash; to display

flair; flash