A form of torture in which water is repetitively dripped onto the forehead of a victim who is restrained. / (by analogy) Any repeated irritation that builds to deliver cumulative damage.

(graph theory) The problem of finding the shortest closed path or circuit that visits every edge of a (connected) undirected graph.

plural of Chinese postman problem

A kind of ancient mirror made from polished bronze and capable of projecting a pattern onto a surface when struck by bright light.

plural of Chinese magic mirror

plural of Chinese edible frog

plural of Chinese mountain cat

Synonym of Chinese mountain cat

(zoology) A small wild cat, Felis bieti, living in western China.

(medicine, gastroenterology) A syndrome associated with consumption of the westernized version of Chinese food, characterized by various symptoms such as burning and tingling sensations, rapid heartbeat, and drowsiness, and tentatively ascribed to monosodium glutamate found in the food.