prescriptive linguistics an account of how a language should be used instead of how it is actually used; a prescription for the `correct' phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics
pass with flying colors succeed at easily
descriptive linguistics a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
Distinguished Flying Cross a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
unidentified flying object an flying object whose nature is unknown
department of linguistics the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics
antifouling paint a paint used to protect against the accumulation of barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces
neglectfulness the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
guilt feelings remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
classical conditioning conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
prevailing party the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
gliding bacteria bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime
swaddling bands a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant
Lactuca sativa longifolia lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
pus-forming bacteria bacteria that produce pus
phase III clinical trial a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
suckling pig whole young pig suitable for roasting
phase II clinical trial a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I
phase I clinical trial a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained
electric frying pan a frying pan heated by electricity