Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Klingon word: 'o'rIS Part of speech: noun Definition: molecule Source: qepHom 2015 p.13 _______________________________________________ cha’ bIQSIp HeySelmey, wa’ yInSIp HeySel je yugh bIQ ’o’rIS. The water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. (Lieven, OK'd by MO at qepHom 2015) LANGUAGE NOTES: (Lieven < MO, 4/01/2019): You might use [{nu’} "be particularly small"] for atoms (if the context is appropriate). It wouldn't mean smaller than expected in that case — only tiny or something like that. TREK TRIVIA: “Dilithium molecules are the hardest, most rigid …” (Scotty, TAS “The Terratin Incident”) SEE ALSO: HeySel atom (n) - ngIq HeySelmaj'e' nuSev 'ej nuqat… Atom by atom they will coil around us... (DSC "A Vulcan Hello") pay'an [atomic] particle (n) tem electron (n) yomIj neutron (n) valtIn proton (n) SuqSIv core (n) (use for "nucleus"?) tamlerQeD chemistry (n) ngIng have a negative charge (v) ruS have a positive charge (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons