blow a hoolie v. phr.— «It is, as the title suggests, blowing an absolute hoolie outside and I fear I have been over-romanticising Antarctica in my latest scrawls. I have not seen the sun for a week. I have been outside, for more than...
incalmo n.— «Koch’s vases incorporate a technique called “incalmo,” meaning to fuse two colored halves of glass together while hot.» —“Campus glass lab hosts open house and sale” by Tom Sinclair University of...
lab-on-a-molecule n.— «The use of one test, rather than three separate tests, to detect the presence of three analytes could therefore potentially improve the efficiency of screening for various medical conditions. Chemists at Queen’s...
buncher n.— «Many of the animals in such ads end up with hoarders and puppy mills, used as bait for training fighting dogs, or “adopted” by “bunchers.” A “buncher” is someone who collects animals to...
conehead n.— «Conehead. This has nothing to do with the space-alien routine made famous on Saturday Night Live. In Los Alamos, it means scientist, stemming from the unflattering “pointy-headed”—meaning too intellectual...
conehead n.— «People joke about the lab guys being coneheads—people who are all brains and live with a computer and that’s it.» —“Remember Los Alamos” by Martin Forstenzer Ski Feb. 1, 1999. (source: Double...