Definitions by bluestinger66

makeing 

A typo that people make when they forget to take out the E in “make” to make “making” or replace the E with ­ing

Tom (writes a message to zoe): "I’m makeing tater tots for lunch."
Zoe (writes an answer): "Do you mean ‘making?’"

makeing by bluestinger66 December 4, 2022

in vitro 

in a test tube, culture dish, or elsewhere outside a living organism

Viruses can’t grow in vitro.

in vitro by bluestinger66 December 1, 2022

Thanksgiving 

A holiday that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November

Traditional Thanksgiving foods include stuffing, turkey, yams, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, gravy, and mashed potatoes.

Thanksgiving by bluestinger66 December 1, 2022

self-evident 

not needing to be demonstrated or explained; obvious

We hold these truths to be self-evident.

self-evident by bluestinger66 December 1, 2022

separately

as a separate entity or entities; not together

We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately ...

separately by bluestinger66 December 1, 2022

zaqwerfvcxsdgtyhnbjklpoium 

A completely new name for a not yet discovered chemical element

Me: "If I were a chemist, I would discover a new element. I would name it zaqwerfvcxsdgtyhnbjklpoium."
George. "But zaqwerfvcxsdgtyhnbjklpoium is to long for a chemical element. I would name my element bratislavium or nitrobasium."

zaqwerfvcxsdgtyhnbjklpoium by bluestinger66 November 30, 2022

diffusion 

The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

I’m using diffusion to dry off my pants.

diffusion by bluestinger66 November 28, 2022