| acerola | The Barbados cherry, Malpighia glabra (family Malpighiaceae); the edible fruit of this… | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| acronym | trans. To convert into an acronym; (also) to call by an acronym. Chiefly in pass. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| addicting | = addictive adj. 1. | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| afterburner | An auxiliary burner in the exhaust section of a jet engine to provide a temporary increase in thrust. Also fig. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| aluminate | trans. To coat or cover with aluminium; to treat or cause to react with aluminium; to introduce aluminium into. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| aqualung | A portable diving apparatus consisting of containers of compressed air strapped on the… | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| assaultive | Liable or wishing to commit an assault. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| autoanalyser | An apparatus for performing analyses automatically. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| automatable | Capable of being automated; suitable for automation. | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| bailout | Aeronaut. An emergency parachute jump. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| bio-inspired | Inspired by or developed using living systems as a model or guide; biologically inspired. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| bioscience | Originally: a biological science; biological sciences collectively. Later also spec.… | 1941 | Go To Quotation |
| chairperson | A chairman or chairwoman: usu. intended as an alternative that avoids sexual definition. Cf. chair n. 9b. | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| chlorpromazine | A white or cream-coloured compound of bitter taste, C 17 H 19 ClN 2 S, used chiefly as a sedative and anti-emetic. | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| cryostorage | Storage at cryogenic temperatures; spec. = cryopreservation n. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| echocardiography | The use of reflected ultrasound to examine the heart and its movement. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| electroweak | Designating the single interaction or force of which the electromagnetic and the… | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| guppy | A submarine which has been streamlined and equipped with a schnorkel. Also attrib. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| insulative | Of, pertaining to, or as insulation. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| jato | An auxiliary, usually detachable, unit of one or more jet engines (usually rockets)… | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| KREEP | A substance found on the moon as glassy fragments and as a constituent of fines… | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| Krilium | A proprietary name of various mixtures of polyacrylate salts and other… | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| Marsokhod | A Russian robotic vehicle designed to transmit information about the planet Mars while travelling over its surface. | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| maser | A device using the stimulated emission of radiation by excited atoms or molecules to… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| mecamylamine | A norbornane derivative which is a ganglionic nicotinic blocking agent, sometimes used… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| metallide | trans. To deposit by the process of metalliding. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| methotrexate | A folate antagonist used as an antineoplastic and immunosuppressive… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| micromachining | The process or technique of constructing or shaping objects on a very small scale by non-mechanical means. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| nonleaded | Of petrol: = unleaded adj. 3. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| pharmacogeneticist | An expert or specialist in pharmacogenetics. | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| pion | Any of a group of mesons that have masses of approx. 140 MeV (270 times that of… | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| Plutino | Any of a number of planetoids (occupying the inner part of the Kuiper belt) which… | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| radio astronomy | The branch of astronomy that deals with the study and interpretation of radio waves… | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| rhumbatron | Each of two cavity resonators in a klystron, the first of which uses a high-frequency… | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| rocketsonde | A package of meteorological or other scientific instruments which is carried to… | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| rockoon | An exploratory rocket carried by balloon to the upper atmosphere where it is fired, so… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| Solo | Used attrib. with reference to an extinct hominid known from fossil craniums discovered… | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| subminiature | Much reduced in size, following subminiaturization; even smaller than a size regarded as miniature. Cf. microminiature adj. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| Telanthropus | An extinct hominid known from fossil fragments found in a cave at Swartkrans… | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| transistorize | trans. To design or make with transistors (rather than valves). Chiefly as tranˈsistorized adj. employing transistors; also fig. | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| transmissometer | An instrument for measuring the degree to which light is transmitted through a medium without absorption. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| Travolator | A proprietary name for a moving pavement designed for use at railway stations, airports, shopping centres, etc. (see quot. 1955). | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| triatomid | Of or pertaining to the family Triatomidæ, now usually included in the family Reduviidæ. Also as n.… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| walkie-lookie | A portable television camera which transmits pictures and sound wirelessly. | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
