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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
 
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[–] Shou@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

In German it's "Desoxyribonukleinsäure". I never realized English doesn't have the "s"

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It gets worse. Desoxyephedrine and deoxyephedrine are two completely different substances. Ones methamphetamine and the other is natural and as drugs they act very differently.

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

The first one. I knew Säure is acid