Slang

This invaluable French-English, English-French dictionary includes both the literary and dated vocabulary needed by students, and the up-to-date slang and specialized vocabulary (scientific, legal, sporting, etc) needed in everyday life. As a passport to the French language, it is second to none. 

Historical Slang Literary Terms Mathematics Twentieth Century History... 

The. flowers oi slang-ylang contain from To to i J per cent, of their weight nt essentisl oil. They are richer when they are derived from lands well exposed to the sun aud not V-iV moist, and when ibe pluckiiig is... 

Ketamine is a cyclohexane human and veterinary injectable anesthetic that is also known by the slang names K, special K, vitamin K, and cat Valium (Bobo and Miller 2002). It is produced in a liquid form or as a white powder and is usually ingested orally or intranasally but is occasionally administered intramuscularly. Ketamine is a phencyclidine (PCP) analog that was first developed in 1962. 

Diederich F, Slang PJ (1998) Metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim... 

Slang PJ, Diederich F (1995) Modern acetylene chemistry. VCH, Weinheim... 

Do not worry," Charmatz said. "We ll pull every string we can." He was very pleased at using one of the few slang expressions he knew. 

Warning and instructional signs and instruction should be primarily provided in the national language of the country of operation. They should be concise and direct. Use of jargon, slang or local dialect references should always be avoided, as these may not always be correctly interpreted. Abbreviations should be avoided unless the abbreviation is commonly known and used by the population, versus the descriptive word or words. 

Your personal statement should strike a balance between formality and informality. You don t want to sound distant and stiff but a highly informal tone using slang also is Inappropriate. 

Avoid slang words and phrases unless you are deliberately trying to imitate speech. 

Any form of slang, cliches, specialized, or overused language does not belong in your essay. 

Colloquialisms are words and phrases appropriate for speech, and very informal or casual writing. They don t belong in your personal statement unless you are trying to imitate speech or assume a very informal tone for effect. Colloquialisms include vulgarisms (obscene or offensive words), cliches, and slang. 

Keep colloquialisms, such as slang and cliches, out of your essay. 

If this is to be avoided and several fractions are expected, it is preferable to use an apparatus which permits various receivers to be brought successively under the mouth of the delivery tube. The form shown in Fig. 16 may be used, for example. According to its shape it is known in laboratory slang as a spider , frog , pigling , or cow s udder . 

Hydrogen Storage using Nanoporous Silicon, Schubert, P.J., National Nano Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, 14-15 Nov 2007. sLange s Handbook of Chemistry, 15th ed. 1999. 

Table 14.2 Common (slang or street) names for some drugs discussed in this chapter...

Negishi, E.-L Liu, F. In Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions 1998, Diederich, F. Slang, P. J. eds. Wiley-VCH Weinheim, Germany, pp 1-47. (Review). 

Slang, H. and Shah, S.P. (1986). Failure of fiber-reinforced composites by pull-out fracture. J. Mater. Sci. 21, 953-957,... 

Slang, E., L. E. Johannessen, S. L. Knardal, and 1. H. Madshus. Polyubiquitination of the epidermal growth factor receptor occurs at the plasma membrane upon ligand-induced activation. J Biol Chem. 275 13940-7.2000. 

Crack Cocaine Street Names Freebase. Mexican speedballs (crack w/ methamphetamine), roosten tornado (ovct 40 street slang terms) Use Crack is cocaine that comes in a rock crystal that can be heated and its vapors smoked. The tOTn crack ref s to the crackling sound heard when it is heated Actions CNS stimulant induces euphoria. Highly addictive Effects Acute CV or cerebrovascular emergencies (heart attack or stroke), could result in sudden death. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizure followed by resp arrest (see also Cocaine)... 

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