-
CRIMINALIST
- A specialist in the collection and examination of the physical evidence of crime.
- Usage: Report on David Westerfield murder trial in San Diego.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
-
NANOPARTICULATES
- Minute separate particles, at one-billionth of a unit of measurement, used for a variety of purposes and products, including printer ink-jet materials, electrophotography, pharmaceuticals, flavor enhancers, pesticides, lubricants, bulletproofing materials, and many others.
- Usage: Report on a U.S. Senate-sponsored expo on homeland security, where one company revealed bulletproof plastic safety glasses constructed w/ nanoparticulates.
Source: Combined definitions of prefix "-nano" and word "particulate," using multiple sources.
-
SKULLDUGGERY
- A devious device or trick; underhanded or unscrupulous behavior.
- Usage: Report on current plague of accounting scandals on Wall Street.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
-
TERRORISTIC
- Of or relating to terrorism.
- Usage: Report on charges filed against Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
(NOTE: All links in usage and sources will open a new browser window.)
