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I think combining Nyx (dark) + xylon (wood) makes perfect sense in a vacuum. But these researchers have doomed themselves to forever explaining that no, they d
by jawns 2y ago
I think combining Nyx (dark) + xylon (wood) makes perfect sense in a vacuum.
But these researchers have doomed themselves to forever explaining that no, they didn't misspell nylon, and yes, this is something completely different.
- stavros 2y agoYes but it's not Nyxylon, it's Nxylon
- birracerveza 2y agoI read the article and I kept reading it as Nyxylon, then I read the explanation and now I'm wondering why they didn't just call it that. Nyx + xylon. It's a perfect standalone name, why ruin it? Maybe copyright/trademark issues?
- thaumasiotes 2y agoIs nyx a normal word for "dark"? I would have thought "night". How do Greeks normally talk about darkness?
- stavros 2y agoDarkness is "σκοτάδι" (skotade), but "night" is "νύχτα" (nychta), which is the modern word for "nyx".