Science Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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bucket biologist n. There’s a term for people who transplant fish into a body of water where they don’t belong: They’re called “bucket biologists.” [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Biology Science Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 31, 2006)

canopy science n. In his latest work, “The Wild Trees,” Preston examines what has come to be called “canopy science,” a study which takes as its topic the ecology and biology of the uppermost portion of both tropical and temperate rainforests. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Plant-life Science] [full cite] (May. 6, 2007)

cat state n. To a physicist, a “cat state” is the condition of being two diametrically opposed conditions at once, like black and white, up and down, or dead and alive.…Electrical “cat” currents that circle a loop in opposite directions at the same time. [ Language English Subject Science] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2005)

chalcogel n. The discovery, reported in the latest issue of Science magazine, has proven to be the ideal cleaner for waters infested with heavy metals like cadmium, lead or mercury. Chalcogel is a rigid material that can be used to clean not only waters, but also other environments where the so-called “molecular sieves” are required. A molecular sieve is a material containing tiny pores of a precise and uniform size that is used as an adsorbent for gases and liquids. [English Science] [full cite] (Jul. 28, 2007)

chaosopher n. The signature on David Griggs’ outgoing e-mails identify him as a chaosopher, a term he said has raised questions and eyebrows. “A chaosopher is someone who studies chaos,” Griggs said recently from his office in the mailroom of the county Municipal Building. “We’re always taught to study order, which is very important, but we need to teach chaos as well so we can be prepared when reality throws us something different.” [English Science] [full cite] (Jul. 6, 2006)

chaperone effect n. Snyder believes that the stem cells held in these “biobridge” scaffolds produce a positive effect by nurturing and sustaining the nerve cells in the recipient rodent. This is what he and other scientists refer to as the “chaperone effect.” [English Science Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 24, 2006)

club theory n. The theoretical basis of the idea that the EU faces problems of “absorption capacity” is borrowed from what is known as “club theory.” This focuses on the difficulties any large club has in making decisions and conducting common policies. As the club increases in size, so the argument runs, the more difficulties arise and the more the benefits of club membership become diluted. [English Relationships Science] [full cite] (Jun. 21, 2006)

cone n. Where scientists are never addressed as doctor because everyone has a Ph.D.; instead they’re affectionately known as “cones” as in cone heads. [English Science] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2005)

conehead n. People joke about the lab guys being coneheads—people who are all brains and live with a computer and that’s it. [English Science] [full cite] (Aug. 9, 2005)

conehead n. Many Northern New Mexicans hired to do the construction and upkeep have tales about “coneheads” keeping ’em at bay when they show up to perform carpentry, plumbing or electrification jobs. [English Science] [full cite] (Aug. 9, 2005)

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