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Natrium and Sodium

Did you know Sodium = Natrium? 🤔 In periodic table of elements, Natrium is within Group 1 (Natrium = Group 1 alkali metal). Too from above snapshot, K (Kalium) is called Potassium — it's K , there is no letter K in the word "Potassium". 🫠 Let us dissect the inconsistency. Periodic Table Once upon a time, a Russian alchemist named Dmitri Mendeleev was born. He was born as a baby boy, not directly as an alchemist. He created the periodic table out of his brilliancy . Alchemy is taken from Arabic Al-Kīmiyā' (ٱلْكِيمْيَاء). Al- (ٱلْ), Arabic definite article, means the . Kīmiyā' (كيمياء), the root word, means transmutation or chemistry . Al-kīmiyā' = the art of transformation, or the chemistry. Alchemy is not chemistry. It's chemistry with a soul. A map of matter woven with meaning. Not just what it is, but what it means. Alchemy is symbolic, spiritual, and psychological a...

Infarct and Infract

They almost look alike, but both have different meanings and origins. Infarct This is a noun in English, infarct . It is usually used in medical context. But sometimes, it is used as a verb informally in clinical papers, e.g. "the tissue infarcted". This term entered English in around 19th century. Infract means a small localised area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply. It is taken from Modern Latin infarctus = in + farctus. From Latin infarcīre ➡️ leads to infarctus. In = into. Farcīre = to stuff or to cram. Infarcīre = to stuff into or with. Farctus is past participle of farcīre. It means stuffed , crammed , or filled . Therefore, infarctus means stuffed into , crammed into , or filled with . Infarction This is the predecessor of infarct, also a noun . It means obstruction of the blood supply to an organ or region of tissue, causing local death of the tissue. It is th...
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