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Re: [pygame] PyGameDB coming along well

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 05:28:09AM -0700, Ian Mallett wrote:
>    Just a bit on the water thing:
>    "Dihydrogen monoxide" is "technically" correct, but no one really uses
>    it.  "Hydrogen oxide", "Hydrogen hydroxide", "Oxidane", "Hydroxic acid",
>    "Hydroxyl acid", "Hydronium hydroxide", and "Hydrohydroxic acid" are all
>    more common.  However, even among chemists, the most common name for water
>    is "water". :-)
>    Ian

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James Paige