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zombie
thumb|310x310px|A depiction of a zombie at twilight in a field of sugar cane
electronegativity
thumb|alt=A water molecule is put into a see-through egg shape, which is color-coded by electrostatic potential. A concentration of red is near the top of the shape, where the oxygen atom is, and gradually shifts through yellow, green, and then to blue near the lower-right and lower-left corners of the shape where the hydrogen atoms are.|upright=1.5|right|Electrostatic potential map of a water molecule, where the oxygen atom has a more negative charge (red) than the positive (blue) hydrogen atoms Electronegativity, symbolized as χ, is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to att
intellectual
thumb|Prominent contemporary public intellectuals include (left to right): Yuval Noah Harari|Harari, Chomsky, Žižek
bildungsroman
In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman () is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth and change of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age). The term comes from the German words ('formation' or 'education') and ('novel').
In God We Trust
official motto of the United States of America
gerrymandering
thumb|upright|Boundaries drawn to apportion five "districts" result in varying color majorities, including no yellow and 5 blue (top left), 3 yellow and 2 blue (top right), and 2 yellow and 3 blue (lower examples matching "voter" proportions).
balkanization
thumb|right|300px|Territorial history of the Balkans from 1796 to 2008
suspension of disbelief
intentional avoiding logical thinking when dealing with a piece of work for the sake of enjoyment
dipsomania
Dipsomania is a historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol or other drugs. In the 19th century, the term dipsomania was used to refer to a variety of alcohol-related problems, most of which are known today as alcohol use disorder. Dipsomania is occasionally still used to describe a particular condition of periodic, compulsive bouts of alcohol intake. The idea of dipsomania is important for its historical role in promoting a disease theory of chronic drunkenness. The word comes from Greek dipso- (from 'thirst') and mania ( 'madness, frenzy, co
Bunsei
was a after Bunka and before Tenpō. This period spanned the years from April 1818 through December 1830. The reigning emperor was .
tempest in a teapot
American English idiom