mass productionn. The manufacture of goods in large quantities, often using standardized designs and assembly-line techniques.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
“coastal plain” milk snake
milk snaken. Any of various subspecies of the king snake Lampropeltis triangulum, ranging from the eastern and central United States south to Ecuador and often having red, black, and yellow or white bands. Also called house snake, milk adder.[From the folk belief that the snakes (which are commonly seen around the barns where they hunt rodents) suck milk from cows.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.milk snake n (Animals) a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014milk? snake` n. any of numerous, usu. brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum (doliata), of North America. [1790?1800] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“christmas” tree
Christmas treen.1. An evergreen or artificial tree decorated, as with lights and ornaments, during the Christmas season.2. A device that consists of pipes and valves and caps a producing natural gas or oil well in order to control its flow. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Christmas tree n 1. (Plants) an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations 2. (Plants) Also called: Christmas bush Austral any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration 3. (Plants) another name for pohutukawa Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Christ?mas tree` n. an evergreen tree decorated at Christmastime with ornaments and lights. [1780?90, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“Chinese Boxes”
Chinese boxespl.n. A set of boxes of graduated size, each fitting inside the next larger one.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Chi?nese box?es n.pl. a matched set of boxes that decrease in size so that each box fits inside the next larger one. [1825?30] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“Chi-squared” test
chi-square testn. A test that uses the chi-square statistic to test the fit between a theoretical frequency distribution and a frequency distribution of observed data for which each observation may fall into one of several classes.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.chi-square test n (Statistics) statistics a test derived from the chi-square distribution to compare the goodness of fit of theoretical and observed frequency distributions or to compare nominal data derived from unmatched groups of subjects Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014chi?-square` (or chi?-squared`) test`, n. a test that uses the quantity chi-square for testing the mathematical fit of a frequency curve to an observed frequency distribution. [1935?40] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“Chi-squared” distribution
chi-square distribution (?ka??skw??) n (Statistics) statistics a continuous single-parameter distribution derived as a special case of the gamma distribution and used esp to measure goodness of fit and to test hypotheses and obtain confidence intervals for the variance of a normally distributed variableCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
“chasing the dragon”
heroinhighly addictive narcotic derived from morphine: He had a hard time kicking heroin.Not to be confused with:heroine ? courageous woman; principle female character: The heroine of the play was a great actress.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeher·o·in (h?r??-?n)n. A white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound, C21H23NO5, that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive illegal narcotic. Also called diacetylmorphine.[German, originally a trademark.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.heroin (?h?r???n) n1. (Pharmacology) a white odourless bitter-tasting crystalline powder related to morphine: a highly addictive narcotic. Formula: C21H23NO5. Technical names: diamorphine or diacetylmorphine 2. (Recreational Drugs) a white odourless bitter-tasting crystalline powder related to morphine: a highly addictive narcotic. Formula: C21H23NO5. Technical names: diamorphine or diacetylmorphine [C19: coined in German as a trademark, probably from hero, referring to its aggrandizing effect on the personality]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014her?o?in (?h?r o? ?n) n. a white crystalline powder, C21H23NO5, derived from morphine, that is narcotic and addictive: manufacture or import is prohibited in the U.S. and other nations. [1895?1900; formerly trademark;
“Channel catfish”
channel catfishn. An edible freshwater catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) of North America, having spots on the side and long barbels. Also called channel cat.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.chan?nel cat?fish n. a freshwater food fish of the central U.S., Ictalurus punctatus.Also called chan?nel cat`. [1830?40, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“ceramic uranium oxide gas”
depleted uranium n (Chemistry) chem uranium containing a smaller proportion of the isotope uranium?235 than is present in the natural form of uranium; used in anti-tank weapons and other armaments Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
“cashew nuts”
cash·ew (k?sh?o?o, k?-sho?o?)n.1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) widely cultivated for its edible seeds.2. The kidney-shaped seed of this tree.[Probably Portuguese acajú, from Tupí, from cajú, yellow fruit, acidic.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cashew (?kæ?u?; kæ??u?) n1. (Plants) a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle2. (Plants) Also called: cashew nut the edible nut of this tree[C18: from Portuguese cajú, from Tupi acajú]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cash?ew (?kæ? u, k???u) n. 1. a tropical American tree, Anacardiumoccidentale, with leathery leaves and yellowish pink flowers in open clusters. 2. Also called cash?ew nut`. the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree. [1695?1705;