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Krebs' cycle, HeLa cells and Lugol's formula in medicine as well; And also an Allen key, a Phillips screwdriver, many of the physical units (Ampere, Volt, Tesla
by beagle3 6y ago
Krebs' cycle, HeLa cells and Lugol's formula in medicine as well; And also an Allen key, a Phillips screwdriver, many of the physical units (Ampere, Volt, Tesla, Weber, Newton, ...).
It happens in all fields. For that matter, the Hebrew word for masturbation is named after Onan, who was described in the bible as having done so.
- robocat 6y agoOnanism and related words exist in English and other languages too: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/onanism https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/onanism
- dhosek 6y agoIn fact, Onan is not described as masturbating in the Bible, but rather pulling out when he was supposed to impregnate his brother's widow. There is no explicit mention of masturbation in the Bible.