| Main Entry: | China syndrome |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a hypothetical sequence of events following a nuclear reactor meltdown, in which the core melts through its container and deep into the earth |
| Etymology: | from China's being on the opposite side of the earth from a U.S. nuclear reactor |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |