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Word of the day

mine is Coprolite...which, basically, means a fossilized fece (or t*rd to our less discriminating members).

used in a sentence..."hey, coprolite, bring me another beer"

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I remember that word from National Lampoon. I found that mag to be quite education in the begining.

My word of the day Defenestration. Not only do I like the way it rolls off the tongue but it reminds me of one of my favorite movie theaters, the Venster.
 
Peristalsis - a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion. In humans, peristalsis is found in the contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract.
 
Ruminate:

1: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
2: to chew repeatedly for an extended period
3: to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud
4: to engage in contemplation: reflect
 
For me it is algorithm:In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for calculations. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing. Why you say because my Zoom MRS-4 digital recorder has a ton of them and I am in the middle of laying down a bass track for a future movie sound track so all of the patches and effects are coded in algorithm form.