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Mount Chimaera — Volcanic tract near Yanartaş. Some say this geothermically active region was the inspiration for the myth of the Chimera. Mount Chimaera was a place or places in ancient Lycia, notable for volcanic phenomena and said by some ancient sources to be … Wikipedia
unetymological — adj.; unetymologically, adv. * * * … Universalium
axis — (n.) 1540s, imaginary straight line around which a body (such as the Earth) rotates, from L. axis axle, pivot, axis of the earth or sky, from PIE *aks axis (Cf. O.E. eax, O.H.G. ahsa axle; Gk. axon axis, axle, wagon; Skt. aksah an axle, axis,… … Etymology dictionary
boron — 1812, from BORAX (Cf. borax) + ending abstracted unetymologically from carbon (it resembles carbon). Originally called boracium by Humphrey Davy because it was drawn from boracic acid. Related: Boric … Etymology dictionary
