Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Early names for Lake Tahoe: Mountain Lake, Lake Bigler, Lake Bonpland

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The name of Lake Tahoe derives from the word the Washoe Indians used to name the lake: da ow a ga . Walking the Eagle Trail Loop near the ...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Petroleomics, petroleome, and their counterparts in protein chemistry

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The term petroleomics refers to the chemical study of petroleum including its physicochemical characterization and the identification of it...
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A sobriquet for asphaltene: “cholesterol of petroleum”

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While cholesterol promotes clogging of arteries in biological systems, asphaltene can cause clogging of pipes in refining facilities and of...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

A common place-name of the West: Fremont

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Browsing a map of California, it is not hard to find a place-name that has the word Fremont in it. This name refers to John Charles Frémont...
Monday, September 21, 2009

A new English verb from the German language: to hocker

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Hockern is a new recreational activity on the rise in Germany and elsewhere. The German verb hockern is derived from the masculine noun H...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Group-theoretical confusion, rhyming words and non-rhyming names

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The words rage and age definitely rhyme. The pairs rhyme – time and group – loop are spelled differently, but still do rhyme. We expect ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Abbreviation: Trhd. for trailhead

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The composed noun trailhead is sometimes abbreviated as trhd . My example shows a sign at the end of the Jobs Peak Ranch Trail in the easte...