[
UK
/mˈɛskəl/
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NOUN
- a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
- a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
How To Use mescal In A Sentence
- Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
- Now I would be guessing, but is it to do with the generally shorter timescales between the beginning of the proceedings and a hearing date arriving?
- In view of this, previously proposed timescales for evolutionary events may need to be reassessed.
- When cooked, the mescal is a fibrous, sticky, syrupy substance with a flavor similar to molasses.
- Progressively, larger objects substantially increase the timescale for collapse over still longer wavelengths.
- As a Quaternary and glacial geomorphologist, I agree that geological training is important to understand climate and associated landscape change over long timescales. Some Geologists at Quelccaya « Climate Audit
- So far this year, I have imbibed on raicilla (not bad - made in the nearby jungle) on the beach at Yelapa, mescal from a community shot glass at a fiesta in Teotitlan del Valle outside of Oaxaca City and some mighty fine double martinis on the River Walk in San Antonio. The Subject of Mescal
- Different drugs like mescaline, coke, heroin and mushrooms are mentioned in the song.
- The bank has not set a timescale for the review. Times, Sunday Times
- New timescales highlighted an autumn 2005 deadline for the council to decide whether or not to contractually commit to the scheme.
