THE APPLE OF THE EYE
\ðɪ ˈapə͡l ɒvðɪ ˈa͡ɪ], \ðɪ ˈapəl ɒvðɪ ˈaɪ], \ð_ɪ_ ˈa_p_əl ɒ_v_ð_ɪ_ ˈaɪ]\
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The eye-ball APPLE BRANDY, a kind of brandy distilled from cider. APPLE BUTTER, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider, which is put away like butter in tubs for use during the winter. APPLE JACK, same as apple brandy. APPLE SLUMP, a New England dish consisting of apples and molasses baked within a bread pie in an iron pot. (Amer).
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.