Math & Science
10-Letter M Words
Time Rhyme
From Z to A
The Month of July
200
These crazy numbers can't be expressed as a quotient of 2 integers
irrational numbers
200
Soup's on! This thick Italian one with vegetables, beans & bits of pasta
minestrone
200
A very trendy 7-day period
a chic week
200
Scientists in South Africa are trying to bring back the quagga, a species of this that became extinct in the 19th century
zebra
200
It's Ice Cream Month & add these colorful berries--in 2003 the Agriculture Dept. proclaimed July their month too
blueberries
400
Newton's Third Law is often given as "for every action..." these 7 words
there is an equal and opposite reaction
400
It's the Naval Academy's equivalent of a West Point cadet
a midshipman
400
An eventual stitch for a wound
a future suture
400
[DD]
It follows epsilon
zeta
400
If your birthday is the Fourth of July, this is your astrological sign
Cancer
600
This word before "star" refers to changes in shine; Algol's apparent magnitude goes from 2.1 to 3.4 every few days
variable
600
[DD]
It's a little fancier name for a bartender
a mixologist
600
A wise expert on the Bronze or Iron time span
a age sage
600
Get moving & get fit with this program that combines Latin dance moves with aerobic exercise
Zumba
600
This "canine" period begins in July & relates to the star Sirius' appearance to the ancient Egyptians before Nile floods
the dog days
800
The equation y2=2px describes this conic section, the shape of the arch in some bridges
a parabola
800
Hark back to yesteryear to this old office machine being used here
a mimeograph
800
Calculated 1/60th of a minute
reckoned a second
800
Costing a fraction of the price, one of the most popular diamond substitutes is cubic this
zirconia
800
In July 1939 this man gave a farewell speech at Yankee Stadium
Lou Gehrig
1000
The name of this long-vanished supercontinent is from Greek for "all" & "Earth"
Pangaea
1000
Medically speaking it's another term for a TIA, or transient ischemic attack
a ministroke
1000
I know a guy for whom Pete's Wicked Ale had this 4-word distinction for 1993
beer of the year
1000
Lusaka is its capital & largest city
Zambia
1000
The Blizzard of the Month for July at Dairy Queen combines "America's Favorite Cookie" with their DQ vanilla soft serve
Oreo [Cookie] Blizzard