Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, March 26, 2022 Klingon word: rugh Part of speech: noun Definition: antimatter Source: TKD _______________________________________________ nIn: rugh bIQSIp Fuel - Anti Hydrogen. KBoP TREK NOTES: "[Dilithium crystal] is the only material known to Federation science to be nonreactive with antimatter when subjected to a high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) field in the megawatt range, rendering it 'porous' to antihydrogen." (Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, p.60) "Deuterium [{bIQSIp 'ugh}] was also used as one of the reactants in the matter/antimatter reaction system in those ships' warp drive. The deuterium was the matter, and anti-hydrogen served as the antimatter. (TNG 'Relics')" (STEncyclopedia [1994]) "Matter and antimatter have a tendency to cancel each other out—violently." If identical particles of matter and antimatter meet, total annihilation of everything is the result. (Kirk, TOS "The Alternative Factor") “Less than one ounce” of antimatter has more explosive force than 10,000 cobalt bombs and would rip away half of planet Tycho IV's atmosphere. (TOS "Obsession") SEE: rugh bIQSIp anti hydrogen (n) KBoP *rugh valtIn antiproton (?) (QeS) SEE ALSO: Hap matter (n) 'otlh photon (n) pay'an [atomic] particle (n) tat ion (n) HeySel atom (n) ’o’rIS molecule (n) SuqSIv core (nucleus?) (n) valtIn proton (n) tem electron (n) yomIj neutron (n) Huj charge up (v) ngIng have a negative charge (v) ruS have a positive charge (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.