Comments on: New word of the day: Quixotic http://www.amsterdamn.org/new-word-of-the-day-quixotic/ Photography on the web Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Van http://www.amsterdamn.org/new-word-of-the-day-quixotic/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Van Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:45:43 +0000 http://www.amsterdamn.org/2007/04/10/personal/new-word-for-the-day-quixotic/#comment-1635 com·bus·tion /kəmˈbʌstʃən/ –noun 1. the act or process of burning. 2. Chemistry. a. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light. b. chemical combination attended by production of heat and light. c. slow oxidation not accompanied by high temperature and light. 3. violent excitement; tumult. now that's a good word.. com·bus·tion /kəmˈbʌstʃən/
–noun
1. the act or process of burning.
2. Chemistry.
a. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light.
b. chemical combination attended by production of heat and light.
c. slow oxidation not accompanied by high temperature and light.
3. violent excitement; tumult.

now that’s a good word..

]]> By: Daniel http://www.amsterdamn.org/new-word-of-the-day-quixotic/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 Daniel Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:47:55 +0000 http://www.amsterdamn.org/2007/04/10/personal/new-word-for-the-day-quixotic/#comment-1617 Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [nyooh-mon-ah-ultra-mike-ro-sc-hop-ik-seal-i-key-knee-oh-sis] noun: An obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, sometimes referred to as the longest word in the English language. (origin; pneumono, ultramicroscopic, silica, volcano, (pneumono)coniosis) thats my word of the day Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [nyooh-mon-ah-ultra-mike-ro-sc-hop-ik-seal-i-key-knee-oh-sis] noun:
An obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, sometimes referred to as the longest word in the English language.
(origin; pneumono, ultramicroscopic, silica, volcano, (pneumono)coniosis)
thats my word of the day

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