2022-06-17
Published: 2022-06-17Words that I added to Anki on 2022-06-17.
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stencil
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- metathesis of Latin scintilla (spark)
acquaint
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- often in acquaint someone/oneself with something
- Latin accognitō (I make known) <- ad- + cognōscō (I learn)
hazmat
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- abbreviation for hazardous material
- often in hazmat suit
thingy
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- thing + -y
bullpucky
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- bull + pucky (excrement)
- cf. bullshit
Argon
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- Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ργός (ārgós, “inactive”) <- alpha privative (ἀ-) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”)
- ergonomics (the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment)
crucible
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- a derivative of Latin crux (cross)
- originally a night-lamp (as “lamp with crossed wicks”), later a melting pot for metals
- Japanese 坩堝(るつぼ)
teeny
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- a regional, colloquial, and emphatic pronunciation of tiny
mitosis
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- Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis (forming nouns of condition, esp. medical terms, usually denoting a condition of disease, disorder, excess, or infection)
- cf. mitochondrion
cane toad
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- According to the Wikipedia:
Historically, the cane toads were used to eradicate pests from sugarcane, giving rise to their common name.
- Japanese オオヒキガエル