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From: vch@rruxd.UUCP (Kerro Panille)
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Subject: Re: \"chemical\"
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Date: Sat, 22-Mar-86 13:51:41 EST
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>Vince Hatem writes:
>
>> Iron(Fe) is an ELEMENT, NOT A CHEMICAL! Chemicals are made up from Elements.
>
>The three dictionaries I consulted would disagree.
>
>Choosing not to make disparaging remarks about your employer,

Try Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. It says:

chemical n: a substance obtained by a chemical process or used for producing 
a chemical effect.

Iron (Fe) is not obtained by a chemical process (that is referring to compounds)
nor is it used (by itself) to produce a chemical effect.

I still think that "element" is a much more descriptive word.

I'll keep my comments about your employer to myself also. Besides, I was hired
for my knowledge of Computer Science, not Chemistry. 

What were *you* hired for? ;-}


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