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Nixeris t1_irqnp3n wrote

Reply to comment by alucardou in Why, when you continue to burn ash, do the ashes eventually change from black to white? by genitalwaffles

When scientists discovered a metal that could be derrived from the roman alumin recipes, they called it Aluminium.

Found a metal in Magnesia? Call it Magnesium.

In California? Call it Californium.

The element is Blue-gray? Call it Blue-grayium. But make it fancy and use the Latin term for Blue-gray, 'Caesius'. Caesium or cesium.

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