laser visa n.— «The U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced a fee increase for nonimmigrant visas. The fee will be raised by $31, to $131, because of “advances in security, information processing systems and inflation,” embassy officials said. The...
gumologist n.— «Cadbury, which has a gumologist (with a Ph.D. in mineral processing and engineering) on staff, is not interested in the tasters’ personal preferences.…The highlight of the morning was the tasting of several pieces of gum to look for...
walk the wafer v. phr.— «After the three processing strategies were defined, a process called “walk the wafer” was carried out to specifically define every step of the procedures that would be used during wafer processing. This included wafer...
touchback n. the return of someone, especially an undocumented immigrant, to their country of origin while awaiting the processing of an application for an immigrant visa. Etymological Note: Probably related to the “touchback” in American football...
white-label adj.— «Its Intermortgage division has already begun acting as a subcontractor for a handful of other firms and more contracts are expected. As a “white-label” mortgage processor, Intermortgage will enable its customers to offer home...
bird-dog n.— «Some growers use what the industry calls a bird-dog, a person who buys their fruit and combines it with other purchases to fulfill a contract with a processing plant.» —“No number, no fruit processed” by Barbara Carlton Sun...