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  2. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Unusual names have caused issues for scientists explaining genetic diseases to lay-people, such as when an individual is affected by a gene with an offensive or insensitive name. [13] This has particularly been noted in patients with a defect in the sonic hedgehog gene pathway and the disease formerly named CATCH22 for "cardiac anomaly, T-cell ...

  3. List of chemical compounds with unusual names - Wikipedia

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    C 8 H 8, the name derives from the resemblance to a barrel. [6] Basketane. Basketane. pentacyclo [4.4.0.0 2,5.0 3,8.0 4,7]decane (C 10 H 12), a polycyclic alkane with a structure similar to a basket. [3] Bowtiediene. Bowtiediene. Spiropentadiene, a polycyclic alkene with a 2D projection similar to a bowtie.

  4. List of bacterial genera named after personal names - Wikipedia

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    Blautia – Michael Blaut, a German microbiologist. Bordetella – Jules Bordet, a Belgian microbiologist. Borkar – Suresh Borkar, an Indian scientist. Borrelia – Amédée Borrel, a French scientist. Bosea – J. C. Bose, the founder of the Bose Institute. Bowmanella – John P. Bowman, an Australian microbiologist.

  5. Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia

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    The FBI's name for their undercover operation of investigation, and at times disruption, of influential groups and people in the inland United States during the Cold War. Some of the most famous individuals observed in this operation include: Martin Luther King Jr. , Muhammad Ali , John Lennon , Charles Chaplin and Malcolm X .

  6. List of placeholder names by language - Wikipedia

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    Perengano (from the combination of the very common last name of Perez and Mengano). When several placeholders are needed together, they are used in the above order, e.g. "Fulano, Mengano y Zutano". All placeholder words are also used frequently in diminutive form, Fulanito/a, Menganito/a, Perenganito/a or Zutanito/a.

  7. List of demonyms for US states and territories - Wikipedia

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    List of demonyms for US states and territories. This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO); [1] however, many other terms are in common ...

  8. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    They favor an explanatory model which attributes a change in black perceptions of their identity to the black power movement. The most common and typical female slave names in America included Bet, Mary, Jane, Hanna, Betty, Sarah, Phillis, Nan, Peg, and Sary. Private names were Abah, Bilah, Comba, Dibb, Juba, Kauchee, Mima, and Sena.

  9. List of pseudonyms - Wikipedia

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    A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from their true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's nom de guerre or an author's nom de plume.