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Explore interesting English here on InQuriosa APTRONYMS An  aptronym ,  aptonym  or  euonym  is a  personal name  aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner. Eg: sweet is an aptronym when it's the             name of a candy maker BACKRONYM A  backronym , or  bacronym , is a constructed phrase that purports to be the source of a word that is an  acronym . Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of  false etymology  . Eg: GOLF-  Gentleman Only Ladies Forbidden VIP- Very Ignorant Person DEMONYM A  demonym  is a word that identifies residents or natives of a particular place, which is derived from the name of that particular place. Eg: Indian, American.. EPONYM   An  eponym  is a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to b...

          Big Q questions prelims set-1                          Questions 1. What do bibliophyls collect?(not bible:) 2.Helios and sol are _____ gods.     Who is their Indian            counterparts? 3. Kenington and kesington stadium are famous for their _________ shape.  FITB 4. ID the world wonder 5.  Language used in parts of goa, maharashtra ,kerala and Karnataka, uses scripts such as latin , Arabic, and devnagri 6. Group of Giraffe is collectively         called ________     FITB 7. Which country had 'DEUTSCHE MARK' as their currency till 2002? 8. ID the event named after this mountain 9.Historical significance of this tree predecessor is great. It made way to discovery of something by someone Who is concerned with this tree's predecessor? 10.This movie is about the book of same name. Who aut...

Back in 1996, a action was described by OUTLOOK  magazine as " BIGGEST SEX CHANGE IN THE HISTORY".     What am i talking about?

A   X  is a reproduction of a technical drawing, an architectural plan, or an engineering design, using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets. Introduced by Sir John Hershelin 1842,the process allowed rapid, and accurate, production of an unlimited number of copies. processing of X is based on a photosensitive ferric compound. The best known is a process using ammonium ferric citrate and potassium ferricyanide.The paper is impregnated with a solution of ammonium ferric citrate and dried. When the paper is illuminated, a photoreaction turns the trivalent ferric iron into divalent ferrous iron. The image is then developed using a solution of potassium ferricyanide forming insoluble ferroferricyanide prussian blue in color with the divalent iron. This process is known as cyanotype. A image in cyanotype: ID X

The term X  was first created and used by Kevin Mannis to describe a wine cabinet in the item information for an eBay auction and as the subject of his original story describing paranormal events which he attributed to the X. The X gained notoriety when it was auctioned on ebay with an accompanying horror story written by Kevin Mannis, and is the original inspiration for the 2012 film The Possession . An average keralite heard about this in 2017 in a film . Poster of 'The Possession' and the mollywood film. ID X

  X is an organic compound    with the molecular formula  C 10 H 14 O . Its name comes from the fact that its 2-dimensional molecular structu re   resembles a living being.It's  suffix is "-one" indicates that it is a ketone . The systematic name   of the molecule is 3,4,4,5-tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone ID X