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

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ambulance-chasing n. in science, doing research to achieve fame or to secure funding. (posted Jul. 25, 2007) [full entry…]

Anthropocene n. the epoch marked by humanity’s effects on global geology and ecology. (posted Mar. 22, 2006) [full entry…]

auroral chorus n. chirps, whistles, and quasi-musical sounds created by the electromagnetic effects of auroras in very low broadcast frequencies. (posted Apr. 24, 2006) [full entry…]

bouma shape n. a word’s silhouette, recognizable form, or visual impression. (posted Sep. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

conehead n. a scientist; a brainy person. (posted Aug. 9, 2005) [full entry…]

derecho n. a type of strong, ground-level prairie wind caused by rapidly descending cold air and characterized by a straight, horiziontal advance. (posted Jul. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

drylabbing n. the faking of laboratory test results, especially when the test has not been conducted. (posted Nov. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

ecotone n. an area where two ecologies meet or overlap. (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

Ediacaran adj. having characteristics of, belonging to, or designating the Precambrian geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era, 600 to 542 million years ago. (posted May. 18, 2004) [full entry…]

epigenetics n. the study of how environmental factors can change gene function without altering DNA. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

femtosecond n. 10 to the -15th power or 0.000000000000001 second, equalling a quadrillionth of a second or 0.3 light microns. (posted Apr. 21, 2004) [full entry…]

geosequestration n. the storage of compressed near-liquid carbon dioxide in underground chambers. (posted Jun. 16, 2004) [full entry…]

Goldilocks attrib. connoting moderate characteristics; (specifically) Goldilocks zone, the habitable region of a planet; Goldilocks market, a safe or nonvolatile financial or commodity market. (posted Mar. 9, 2006) [full entry…]

grandmother cell n. a neuron that is said to fire when a person recognizes a single individual. (posted Jul. 18, 2005) [full entry…]

JND n. in psychophysics, the minimum difference between two inputs which is detectable by a human. (posted Jul. 22, 2004) [full entry…]

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