science oven
English
Etymology
science + oven, from being an oven operating on scientific principles of molecular excitation.
Noun
science oven (plural science ovens)
- (humorous slang) Synonym of microwave oven
- 2013, David O. Russell & Eric Warren Singer, American Hustle (film):
- Don't put metal in that science oven, Rosalyn
- 2014 January 22, Jessica Goldstein, “Pretty Little Liars Recap: On to the Next One”, in Vulture:
- I wonder if they come with a science oven.
- 2015, Ryan Craig, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education, →ISBN, page 208:
- The ED should be doing this itself. Failing to do so is tantamount to putting metal in the science oven.
- 2017 June 5, Claire Lower, “5 Useful Things to Do With Your Microwave”, in Lifehacker Australia:
- That's too bad, however, because the ol' science oven can save you a lot of time and effort.
- 2017 July 25, Lauren J. Young, “Demystifying The Microwave”, in Science Friday:
- While it's become a common commercial and household item, the “science oven” remains a mysterious technology, according to Timothy Jorgensen, an associate professor of radiation medicine at Georgetown University.
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