Avogadro : a vegetable used in making guacamole
Brownian motion : the movement of microscopic particles caused by Brownies
chromatic abberation : wearing brown shoes with a blue suit
circlular reasoning : see reasoning, circular
epoch : the sound made by a hen
half-life : Saturday night in Fresno
hyperbola : an ellipse as described by Howard Cosell
Loschmidt's number : (415) 767-1678
mantissa : a female mantis
midden : a kind of fingerless glove
Milky Way : a commercial confection
milliHelen : the amount of physical beauty required to launch one ship; 1/1000 of a Helen
ohm : where the art is
programmer : person with a natural sense of algorithm
quark : sound made by a durk
radiocarbon dating : courtship ritual among archaeologists
reasoning, circular : see circular reasoning
Roche's limit : three bears
semiconductor : part-time employee on a streetcar
three-body problem : dilemma sometimes faced by serial killers
unit of power : watt - I said, unit of power : watt - I SAID . . .
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