The gabelle was a type of tax levied on salt in France from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It was highly controversial and often criticized for its heavy burden on the lower classes.
/ɡæˈbɛl/
capable of being removed or disassembled and reassembled or stored in a smaller or more compact form, such as when removing a person, animal, or vehicle from a mount or base
/ˈdɪsmʌntəbl/
A colloquial or derogatory term used to refer to God. It is often used to express surprise, emphasis, or anger, but it is considered disrespectful and inappropriate in many contexts.
/bəˈɡod/
This is a non-word or a fabricated term, and does not have a standard definition in English. It seems to be a playful combination of words, possibly intended to represent a unique or unbound concept.
/ˈʌnbɜrdˈlɪmd/
Birtherism refers to the belief, often held by conspiracy theorists, that a public figure, particularly a president, was not born in the country they claim to be from, and therefore, was ineligible for election or did not qualify to hold office.
/ˈbɜːrθərɪzəm/
Chemical compounds that reduce the surface tension of liquids, or the interfacial tension between liquids and between a liquid and a solid, through a decrease in the surface free energy. They are widely used in various applications, including cleaning agents, emulsifiers, and foaming agents.
/ˈsɜːr.fekt.ənts/
Describing a crystal or crystalline form that is slightly modified from the regular trigonal system, often having faces or axes of somewhat unequal length.
/sʌbˈtrɪɡəsən/
A term used humorously or whimsically to refer to or describe a person or a situation, often in a way that suggests something of high or rare quality, although it might not be literally so. The word is considered a nonce word, created for fun or to fit a particular meter or rhyme scheme in poetry.
/tæpsəˈlitəriː/