You were some kind of chemistry recitation leader, weren't you? Remember amphipathic? Tolerating both hydro-phobic and -philic molecules. Amphitheater, a theater viewed from all/both sides. Didn't the "h" fall out of the etymology for you?
And didn't you get an English degree, for that matter? ;-)
Yes, I got an English degree. Clearly this means I must know EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
That's some interesting etymology. Unfortunately ENGR 145 didn't deal much with real chemistry; it was mostly engineering applications, so the only molecular stuff we did was at the end, with polymers.
You were some kind of chemistry recitation leader, weren't you? Remember amphipathic? Tolerating both hydro-phobic and -philic molecules. Amphitheater, a theater viewed from all/both sides. Didn't the "h" fall out of the etymology for you?
ReplyDeleteAnd didn't you get an English degree, for that matter? ;-)
Yes, I got an English degree. Clearly this means I must know EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
ReplyDeleteThat's some interesting etymology. Unfortunately ENGR 145 didn't deal much with real chemistry; it was mostly engineering applications, so the only molecular stuff we did was at the end, with polymers.