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Deconstituted
To have reduced something substantially, to the point where said thing is no longer sufficiently complete to be considered to be that thing, prior to an action's being performed to reconstitute it.
Note: Reconstitution may require a single simple step (such as adding boiling water), or a complex plurality of steps, but the potential for returning said thing to its original form must have been intended for deconstitution to have taken place. If reconstitution was not intended, then the thing was merely destroyed/consumed/ruined etc.
Note: Reconstitution may require a single simple step (such as adding boiling water), or a complex plurality of steps, but the potential for returning said thing to its original form must have been intended for deconstitution to have taken place. If reconstitution was not intended, then the thing was merely destroyed/consumed/ruined etc.
Example 1:
Son: "Do we have any Thai green curry left?"
Mom: "Sure, it's in the cupboard. It's deconstituted, though, so you'll need to add two cans of coconut milk, some basil, and toss in some chicken meat, and then cook it on medium-high for about 10 minutes."
Son: "So that's a "no", then."
Example 2:
Lawyer: "I got those files you sent me in my email, but I can't do anything with them. I sent them to my IT people, and they couldn't even identify what they were supposed to be? They must have become corrupted in transfer."
Client: "No, no - they were deconstituted, on purpose, for security reasons. I don't trust public key crypto, and these documents contain critical stuff which is for your eyes & ears only. Now that I have you on the phone, I'll give you the link and password for where you can get the reconstitution tools and the holdback portion, so you can decode them."
Lawyer: "Cool! Give'em to me... Wait, did you say "eyes and ears"?
Client: "Yeah, there's two textual documents, four image files, and a 5 minute video of me explaining how the process works, for your patent guys. Anyway, point your browser to ....., and login as your last name, with the password 'bananahammock'"
Son: "Do we have any Thai green curry left?"
Mom: "Sure, it's in the cupboard. It's deconstituted, though, so you'll need to add two cans of coconut milk, some basil, and toss in some chicken meat, and then cook it on medium-high for about 10 minutes."
Son: "So that's a "no", then."
Example 2:
Lawyer: "I got those files you sent me in my email, but I can't do anything with them. I sent them to my IT people, and they couldn't even identify what they were supposed to be? They must have become corrupted in transfer."
Client: "No, no - they were deconstituted, on purpose, for security reasons. I don't trust public key crypto, and these documents contain critical stuff which is for your eyes & ears only. Now that I have you on the phone, I'll give you the link and password for where you can get the reconstitution tools and the holdback portion, so you can decode them."
Lawyer: "Cool! Give'em to me... Wait, did you say "eyes and ears"?
Client: "Yeah, there's two textual documents, four image files, and a 5 minute video of me explaining how the process works, for your patent guys. Anyway, point your browser to ....., and login as your last name, with the password 'bananahammock'"
Deconstituted by Johnny Soporno February 7, 2010
Dymond
Has a desire to help and serve others in a humanitarian way. Responsible and generous, somewhat scattering and disorganized at times. Good natured and likeable, and people tend to confide in her and seeks her advice in personal problems. She can always be counted on to see the bright side of any problem. She enjoys making others happy and she never lets her own problems "get her down" for any length of time even though she does tend to worry too much at times. In close personal relationships she is usually thoughtful and considerate. However, her natural interest in others, coupled with her sympathetic reaction to problems, could draw her into emotional situations which may be difficult to get out of. She's strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. She has good business ability. She's a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities bring her a position of authority and power. She's a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. She's hard to convince. She loves beauty and philosophy, and she desires achievement. Creative and outgoing, she's always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities. She's looking for chances to mix with others socially. She likes to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for her is uncertainty. She's very popular yet very secluded and have few close friends that she is very open to.
Dymond by DymondisAmazing January 26, 2017
dyson dip
The act of hanging ones genitals into a Dyson airblade hand dryer for the purposes of experiencing genital 'flutter'.
dyson dip by steveherbert December 21, 2013
decontee
Decontee is originated from Africa. It's normally defined as "everything has time" or "everything takes time".
decontee by Decontee Julu January 27, 2015
dacon
Traditionally, bacon has been obtained from mutilated pig bodies. However, in the spirit of anti-speciesism (treating all species as equals), we can also obtain bacon from humanely harvested dog bodies. To differentiate bacon obtained from pigs that traditionally are called bacon from that obtained from dogs, we introduce a new word - dacon, aka d(og b)acon.
Dacon is the most famous product of Elwood organic dog meat company as dog meat connoisseurs love it while cow/pig/chicken/fish/lamb eating anti-dog-meat activists leave angry hate messages about it.
dacon by Social-media Wordsmith January 31, 2022
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