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defined Comes from the Italian verb acciaccare, "to crush". The acciaccatura (sometimes called ''short appoggiatura'') is perhaps best thought of as a shorter, less melodically significant, variant of the ''long appoggiatura'', where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible – theoretically subtracting no time at all." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acciaccatura#Acciaccatura hereWikipedia])

"'''''Latrodectus mactans''''', the '''(southern) Black widow''', is a highly venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. They are well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mate after reproduction. The species is native to the United States of America and Mexico. The female black widow spider's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans). The injection of venom from these species is a comparatively dangerous or lethal bite." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans Wikipedia])

it's not clear what this refers to, but it's quite possible it refers to a concept in optics similar to the concept applied in a Neutral Density Filter, given ''Infinite Jest'''s optics motif - this .<br />"In photography and optics, a neutral density filter or ND filter can be read about colorless (clear) or grey filter. An ideal neutral density filter reduces and/or modifies intensity of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition.<br/>The purpose of standard photographic neutral density filters is to allow the photographer greater flexibility to change the aperture, exposure time and/or blur of subject in different situations and atmospheric conditions." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter hereWikipedia])

Latin for "tortoise." May refer to a genus of tortoises, a type of harp, or a military formation. '''''ANNULATE'''''<br />Having or consisting of rings or ringlike segments.

a character from ''Hamlet'' who blames Hamlet for the deaths of his father and sister (Polonius and Ophelia), and seeks to kill the title characteravenge them by killing Hamlet with a poisoned sword '''''EXTRUDING'''''<br />to push or thrust out

defined "A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil hereWikipedia])

alternate spelling "In the mathematical description of the functioning of the nervous system, the chronaxie (or chronaxy) is the minimum time over which an electric current double the strength of the rheobase needs to be applied, in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell." ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronaxy chronaxieChronaie Wikipedia])

Lucullus (two l's) was a Roman general of antiquity([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus Wikipedia])

infused with When someone inhales helium, their voice becomes high-pitched.