a carbon or metal device through which an electricalcurrent is passed in order to subject substances to heat treatment that isolates and identifies the chemical composition of that substance
"what's the chemical composition of this substance? betteruse the old electrothermal atomizer..."
e·lec·tro·lep·sy
/əˌlektrōˌlepsē/
noun
a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to stop paying attention to a conversation in the present moment whenever distracted by a digital device.
It was only when they realized that they were disappearing from conversations and not remembering what was discussed that they began to practicemindfulness to counter their electrolepsy.
A handheld microphone-like device used by those whose voiceboxes are either damaged or have been removed due to cancer of the larynx or other conditions. Usually, they stick the device up to their throats, and speak -- the vibrations are carried to the device, which turns those vibrations into an audible voice. It sounds very electronic when they speak, and sometimes they even scare the children...
James has an electrolarynx and he sounds like Darth Vader.
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.
Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.