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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
 
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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

The first one. I knew Säure is acid