nonscientific

  • 91bogomips — n. (Computers) bogus MIPS , nonscientific measurement of processing speed performed by the Linux kernel at start up (a particular busy loop is run, and the runtime is measured) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 92Naпve Art —    Artwork, usually paintings, characterized by a simplified style, nonscientific perspective, and bold colors. The artists are generally not professionally trained. Henri Rousseau and Grandma Moses worked in this style. Also called Outsider Art …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 93data — plural noun (often as singular) a lack of data on the drug s side effects Syn: facts, figures, statistics, details, particulars, specifics; information, intelligence, material, input; informal info •• data Whether you write data are or data is ,… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 94germ — germ, microbe, bacterium, bacillus, virus, though not strict synonyms, are comparable because all denote organisms invisible to the naked eye, including organisms that are the causative agents of various diseases. Germ and microbe are the… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 95element — el•e•ment art at electrum [[t]ˈɛl ə mənt[/t]] n. 1) a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis 2) chem. one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by …

    From formal English to slang

  • 96jabiru — /dʒæbəˈru / (say jabuh rooh) noun 1. Also, jabiroo. (in nonscientific use) the Australian subspecies of the black necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis, white with glossy green black head, neck and tail, and a black band across upper …

  • 97KATZIR (Katchalski), AHARON — (1913–1972), Israeli biochemist and biophysicist. Born in Kiev, Russia, he immigrated to Ereẓ Israel in 1925 with his family, which included his brother Ephraim, who later became the fourth president of the State of Israel (see ). He studied… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism