bluestinger66's definitions

begans

A word you say when you try to swallow pecants while you talk

Me: “I like those begans.”
Chloe: “Say it again, please.”
Me: “Excuse me, I was just swallowing the pecans I had in my mouth while I was telling you that I like them.”

by bluestinger66 July 6, 2023

mazurka

A dance originating from Poland

I can dance polka and mazurka.

by bluestinger66 September 8, 2022

aisukuriimu

Romaji transliteration of “ice cream” (アイスクリーム)

Japanese guy at café in Toronto, Canada: Ai wuddo raiku tuu habu samu aisukuriimu puriizu.
Waiter: Are you saying ice cream?
Japanese guy: Yessu, zattsu watto aimu seeingu.
Waiter: Oh ... And why do you have a strange accent?
Japanese guy: Aibu jasto sutaatiddo raaning ingurishu a wiiku agoo. Zattsu wai japaniizu habu an akusento raiku zissu.

by bluestinger66 September 24, 2022

ore

a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably

Manganese dioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula MnO₂. This blackish or brown solid occurs naturally as the mineral pyrolusite, which is the main ore of manganese and a component of manganese nodules.

by bluestinger66 May 9, 2023

virus

an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host

Viruses are not made out of cells. A single virus particle is known as a virion, and is made up of a set of genes bundled within a protective protein shell called a capsid. Certain virus strains will have an extra membrane (lipid bilayer) surrounding it called an envelope.

by bluestinger66 February 26, 2023

ribose

a sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes

RNA is made up of nucleotides, which are ribose sugars attached to nitrogenous bases and phosphate groups. The nitrogenous bases include adenine, guanine, uracil, and cytosine. RNA mostly exists in the single-stranded form, but there are special RNA viruses that are double-stranded.

by bluestinger66 February 25, 2023

docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-repus

A slang word for perfect or excellent

Boy: It’s docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-repus ...

Girl: Uh, what? Is that the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards?

Boy: Yeah. I’ve just learned it from my best friends.

by bluestinger66 July 30, 2022