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Post by Forum Cat on Sept 27, 2010 23:47:13 GMT
Archive Biff Blurb boeuf Boff Brain Buff cassock Cathedral Clang comestibles Conglomerate Discombobulated discomknockerated doings embroider emporium Gruntfuttocks imbibed lamppost Listlessly Lotus Lurk mandolin masticate onomatopoeia Oojemeflip overnumerousness panache perambulate Perturb Pizzazz Plop razzmatazz regal scrumptious Sinister Slurp Snail somnambulate Spittoon Splat Squid Squish Suburb sufficient Superb Supercalifrajilisticakespyalleydocious syllabub Tapestry Telepathy Thingymebob
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swatty
Senior Member
Grumpy old Man
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Post by swatty on Sept 28, 2010 8:06:15 GMT
cornucopia
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Post by Forum Cat on Oct 23, 2010 17:05:21 GMT
Plethora of good word here.
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Post by Alex on Feb 22, 2011 20:20:40 GMT
Resurrection!
I like Meticulous
And also a word I discovered today: Colloid. "a homogeneous, noncrystalline substance consisting of large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance. Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions; the particles do not settle and cannot be separated out by ordinary filtering or centrifuging like those in a suspension."
Basically, a Colloid substance is neither liquid or solid. Like yoghurt, gel and stuff like that.
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Post by Alex on Feb 22, 2011 20:24:37 GMT
This one still makes me smile.
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Post by Forum Cat on Feb 23, 2011 0:25:45 GMT
Basically, a Colloid substance is neither liquid or solid. Like yoghurt, gel and stuff like that. Well I knew that. But I wonder if you know without looking it up how a colloid differs from a suspension? o.k. I grant you that colloid is a cooler word than suspension.
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Post by Alex on Feb 23, 2011 23:04:48 GMT
^A suspension is a mixed medium of solution, comprising of liquid and small solid particles, such as microorganisms.
I was doing that today in my lab session at uni, cloning e-coli in a liquid broth suspension and growth medium. We then spread them on an agar plate.
/nerdgasm.
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Post by Forum Cat on Feb 24, 2011 0:48:09 GMT
Two more words. They are not rude, but somehow sound rude. Flaccid and Pert.
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Post by Alex on Feb 24, 2011 8:20:19 GMT
^Flaccid could be... Maybe. It's one of those words which now only gets used in one context... Like Romp.
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Post by Forum Cat on Feb 24, 2011 12:22:07 GMT
Romp, now there is a nice word.
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Post by Alex on Mar 1, 2011 19:35:45 GMT
I had a bit to drink last night, and for some reason the word ' vestibule' popped into my head. I didn't even know what it meant until I looked it up this morning. Why did that word come to me out of nowhere? What does that say about my subconscious?
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Post by Forum Cat on Mar 2, 2011 1:13:24 GMT
What does that say about my subconscious? I think the further away we stand from your subconscious the safer we all will feel.
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Post by Forum Cat on Mar 4, 2011 12:29:32 GMT
There are some quite cool ecclesiastical words. I always liked Evensong and Mattins as words.
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Post by beerbum on Mar 4, 2011 13:09:50 GMT
"Brobdingnagian" … guess where i heard that first
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Post by Forum Cat on Mar 10, 2011 13:53:57 GMT
cake
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