(psychology) The effect that a subject has a longer reaction time when naming the colours of words if the words describe colours other than their own (such as "red" printed in blue ink).

plural of butterfly effect

(biology) The apparent synchronization of menstrual cycles of women who live together in a community without males.

The induction of early menarche in prepubescent mice due to exposure to the urine of a mature dominant male mouse.

To implement; to execute; to carry out.

The phenomenon whereby a liquid, in near contact with a mass significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an insulating vapour layer which keeps the liquid from boiling rapidly.

The effect that remembering something is easier if a study period is interrupted by other tasks.

plural of skin effect

The continuous worldwide increase in average scores on intelligence tests.

The use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft.