suicide smock n.— «Police have invented a “suicide smock” to stop prisoners from killing themselves in Queensland’s overcrowded watchhouses. A smock was used last Thursday night at Beenleigh watchhouse after police rescued a...
bio-ink n.— «Here’s how it works: A customized milling machine prints a small sheet of bio-paper. This “paper” is a variable gel composed of modified gelatin and hyaluronan, a sugar-rich material. Bio-ink blots—each a little...
guitar pull n.— «There’s a scene in Heartworn Highways, the late Jim Szalapski’s 1975 documentary on singer/songwriters, that takes place around Guy Clark’s kitchen table on Christmas Eve. It’s a “guitar pull”—a term used to...
who laid the rail adv. phr.— «If the poolrooms were to shut up tomorrow, we have enough material already in hand to keep us busy for months. That could not stop us. We are going to smoke them out for who laid the rail.» —“Policy Is...
pussy pad n.— «Pussy pad No, this is not what you think. An air mattress or similar item should be used to protect you from wet and cold ground. There is nothing like waking up in the middle of the night soaking wet from absorbing water...
genotoxicity n.— «He described a process known as genotoxicity, which begins when depleted uranium dust is inhaled. “The particles that dissolve pose a risk—part radioactive—and part from the chemical toxicity in the lung,” he...