barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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chain reaction »
A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
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laundry list »
Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
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on spec »
I'm writing an article on spec. I hope some magazine will buy it.
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piece of work »
A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.
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quantum mechanics »
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.
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screen out »
To use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small objects or particles.
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shroud »
See also Wikipedia article on Shroud.
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stop press »
The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
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yellow press »
Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
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