phos-chek: primary aerial retardant used in western wildfires; the red liquid contains approx 10% ammonium phosphate fertilizer solution that sticks to plants and inhibits combustion
renocrite: a person well-known for speaking from both sides of their mouth
Renocrete: pre-colored, spray-on or trowel-on, cement-based polymer modified concrete resurfacing system
bubble butt syndrome (AKA positive buoyancy syndrome): condition in sea turtles where trauma, often from boat strikes, causes their shells to deform, trapping air, making it difficult for them to swim normally or dive
tourist trap: in entomology, plants that use sticky substances or hooked structures to trap insects
Linabell: smart pink fox character introduced at Shanghai Disneyland in 2021
nene: endangered goose of the Hawaiian Islands
grey drinking: increasingly common pattern of alcohol consumption that falls somewhere between social drinking and alcoholism
blackdamp (AKA chokedamp, stythe): atmosphere in which a flame lamp will not burn, usually because of an excess of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the air
white dwarf: dense, Earth-sized remnant of a collapsed star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel