phthor

Mar. 2nd, 2022 07:36 am
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phthor or phthore (THOR) - n., (obs.) fluorine.


Okay, in using obsolete chemistry jargon, I may be reaching just a little bit for this theme. But I love the word anyway. Interestingly, it's in Urban Dictionary, thanks to a Piers Anthony novel. From Ancient Greek phthorá, destruction, referring to the highly caustic properties in its elemental state.

---L.

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