Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 20, 2023 Klingon word: 'al'on Part of speech: noun Definition: glass (material) Source: qepHom 2016 _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. PUN: Aluminium oxynitride is the chemical name for the ceramic otherwise known as "transparent aluminum" (De’vID) "Aluminium oxynitride (marketed under the name ALON by Surmet Corporation) is a transparent ceramic composed of aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen." -- (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride ) "Transparent aluminum" became a popular term after its use ST4 (1986). The windows of the Enterprise-D are made of transparent aluminum. (TNG "In Theory") SEE: HIvje' glass (tumbler) (n) neqratlh glasses, spectacles (n) SEE ALSO: qut crystal (n) choSom quartz (n) bettI’ aluminum (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.