On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Gary Nunn wrote:
> I knew that this was something common, but I give up, what is it?
Dihydrogen - di = 2
+ hydrogen
2 hydrogen
Monoxide - mon (or mono) = 1
+ oxygen
1 oxygen
So, what has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom?
(Thus endeth the etymological breakdown.)
Julia
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