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Out of about 1 million words in English language 50% probably belong to the nomenclature of more or less widely known chemical compounds. (Curiously, 'oxygen' a
by Koshkin 5y ago
Out of about 1 million words in English language 50% probably belong to the nomenclature of more or less widely known chemical compounds. (Curiously, 'oxygen' and 'oxide' have different roots.)
- acheron 5y ago“Oxide” is French “oxygène” + “acide”, it doesn’t have a separate root than oxygen. https://www.etymonline.com/word/oxide https://www.etymonline.com/word/oxide
- lucas_codes 5y agoSomewhat widely known chemical compounds make up 50% of English words? Doesn't sound reasonable.