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  2. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    3] John Horton Conway and Landon Curt Noll developed an open-ended system for naming powers of 10, in which one sexmillia­quingen­sexagin­tillion, coming from the Latin name for 6560, is the name for 10 3(6560+1) = 10 19683. Under the long number scale, it would be 10 6(6560) = 10 39360. [21]

  3. Methylarginine - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Chemically, it is a methyl derivative of the amino acid arginine. It is used as a biochemical tool in the study of physiological role of nitric oxide . The inhibiting effect of N -methylarginine on vasodilation is lower in hypertensive patients than in normal subjects, indicating endothelial dysfunction . [ 3 ]

  4. Methionine - Wikipedia

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    Methionine (symbol Met or M) [3] (/ m ɪ ˈ θ aɪ ə n iː n /) [4] is an essential amino acid in humans.. As the precursor of other non-essential amino acids such as cysteine and taurine, versatile compounds such as SAM-e, and the important antioxidant glutathione, methionine plays a critical role in the metabolism and health of many species, including humans.

  5. List of chemical compounds with unusual names - Wikipedia

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    A close relative to tetramantane (a higher homologue of adamantane), its proper name is nonacyclo[11.7.1.1 12,18.0 3,16.0 4,13.0 5,10.0 6,14.0 7,11.0 15,20]docosane. Because its unusual ethano-bridge was a deviation from the standard hydrocarbon caged rearrangements, it came to be known as bastardane—the unwanted child.

  6. Methylergometrine - Wikipedia

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    Methylergometrine is sometimes used for both prevention [6] and acute treatment [7] of migraine. It is an active metabolite of methysergide. [8] In the treatment of cluster headaches, methylergometrine has been initiated at a dose of 0.2 mg/day, rapidly increased to 0.2 mg three times per day, and increased to a maximum of 0.4 mg three times per day.

  7. Methylone - Wikipedia

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    Methylone acts as a mixed releasing agent and reuptake inhibitor of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. [5] [14] In comparison to MDMA, it has approximately 3-fold lower affinity for the serotonin transporter, while its affinity for the norepinephrine and dopamine transporters is similar.

  8. Raoul and the Kings of Spain (song) - Wikipedia

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    The track was written two years prior to its release during the band's 1993 Elemental tour. [1] In a TV interview in 1995, [3] Roland Orzabal explained that "Raoul is a name that has been in my family for many generations, [...] I was actually born Raoul, and my mother [...] decided that after two weeks she would change it to Roland to make it ...

  9. List of glossing abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    This article lists common abbreviations for grammatical terms that are used in linguistic interlinear glossing of oral languages [nb 1] in English.. The list provides conventional glosses as established by standard inventories of glossing abbreviations such as the Leipzig Glossing rules, [2] the most widely known standard.