Definitions by CToad7 ALT

quasi-contract 

(plural: quasi-contracts)

Another name for a contract implied in law, which acts as a remedy for a dispute between two parties that don't have a contract. A quasi-contract is a legal obligation—not a traditional contract—which is decided by a judge for one party to compensate the other. Thus, a quasi-contract is a retroactive judgment to correct a circumstance in which one party acquires something at the expense of the other.

"It is not always simple to know if there is a contract, a quasi-contract or a damage award."

quasi-contract by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023

caramelaphobia 

(alternative forrms: karamelaphobia, sitophobia)

(plural: caramelaphobias)

The phobia of candy.

"Caramelaphobia is a pretty uncommon phobia."

caramelaphobia by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023

stereoelectroencephalography 

(plural: stereoelectroencephalographies)

The practice of recording electroencephalographic signals via depth electrodes (electrodes surgically implanted into the brain tissue).

"Stereoelectroencephalography may be used in patients with epilepsy not responding to medical treatment, and who are potential candidates to receive brain surgery in order to control seizures."

stereoelectroencephalography by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023

subarachnoid 

Of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.

"In patients without subarachnoid hemorrhage from a separate aneurysm, larger aneurysms also were more likely to rupture."

subarachnoid by CToad7 ALT March 17, 2023

ni-Vanuatu 

A native or inhabitant of Vanuatu.

"Long-term Santo resident, New Zealand-born Russell drives us through the plateau's back roads, introducing us to his ni-Vanuatu friends."

ni-Vanuatu by CToad7 ALT March 16, 2023

makwerekwere

(alternative forms: amakwerekwere and kwerekwere)

A term used by black people to refer to foreign Africans.

""Makwerekwere" is a slur that is mostly used in South Africa."

makwerekwere by CToad7 ALT March 16, 2023

monochromator 

(plural: monochromators)

An optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum.

"The plasma emission spectra were measured with the use of a monochromator device."

monochromator by CToad7 ALT March 15, 2023