WASP n.— «In a recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers questioned the necessity of prescribing antibiotics for children with earaches. This goes against the long-thought grain of using...
bamboo kun n.— «When the bamboo is pulped and treated, it produces strands that are nearly as strong as steel. A natural agent called “bamboo kun” prevents the growth of bacteria on the fiber, eliminating the need for anti-microbial...
chemical cosh n.— «Treatments of mental and physical illnesses were spiritual tasks, not merely matters for medical repair, the prince said. Psychiatrists should resort less often to the “chemical cosh” of drugs.» —“How a...
tomato effect n.— «Despite enough evidence, my friend’s neighbour found it difficult to accept that anybody could actually profit from reading such patterns. He suffers from the “Tomato effect.” What is this? In the early 18th...
ladder people n.pl.— «In this working-class town built by immigrants from Europe generations ago, some locals have taken to calling the latest arrivals from overseas “the ladder people,” for the cranes and ladders on the...
flush tax n.— «The U.S. Department of Defense has agreed to spend $22 million upgrading its wastewater- treatment plants throughout Maryland in lieu of paying the Ehrlich administration’s “flush tax”—a move that ends nearly...