by Tyler Irving Chemistry subject editor As a science writer, people often ask me which came first: my passion for chemistry or my love of words and language. I never have a good answer — these things come about organically, so to speak — but I’d like to point out that the two worlds aren’t as far apart as we might think. Chemists are people, too, so it shouldn’t surprise us to discover that some of their favourite technical terms have crept into our everyday language. In fact, you may be using expressions, phrases, and idioms that borrow from chemistry […]
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