Metal-Eater-GR
I can haz titanium paancakez?
+490|6729

ebug9 wrote:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

(this one's fucking ironic)
hippophobia?
bugz
Fission Mailed
+3,311|6768

Funky_Finny wrote:

That's the other name for the fear of long words, amirite? The other being Sesquipedalophobia, as I posted above.
Correct.
Funky_Finny
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Jimbo145 wrote:

Cornhobble
Wait your turn.

New word: Phagocytosis (Biologists will get this one)
DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+796|7141|United States of America

Metal-Eater-GR wrote:

ebug9 wrote:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

(this one's fucking ironic)
hippophobia?
It's the fear of long words, thus the irony
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6653|Winland

Funky_Finny wrote:

Freezer, is it a fear of birds?
Fear of chickens.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Funky_Finny
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Freezer7Pro wrote:

Funky_Finny wrote:

Freezer, is it a fear of birds?
Fear of chickens.
Close enough.

Nobody getting Phagocytosis?
pirate7474
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It's the opposite of exocytosis
Funky_Finny
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pirate7474 wrote:

It's the opposite of exocytosis
Nope.
i g
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SEREVENT
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Eye-GiZzLe wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocytosis
Oh, yeah, nice one

Still didn't click on it!
Funky_Finny
Banned
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Nobody can better my awsm biology skillz.
pirate7474
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No really...its a form of endocytosis which is the opposite of exocytosis.
Smithereener
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Simply put, when a cell envelops ("swallows") the material at hand. A lot of White Blood Cells do this if I'm not mistaken. Neutrophils (I think), part of the inflammatory response also do this to try and get rid of any foreign particles that may have entered through a puncture in the skin.

Last time I took Bio was a few years back, dunno if I remember correctly. There was another thing called "pinoycytosis" (when the cell swallows liquid I think) or something, and I remember that a lot of the Filipinos cracked up at the word.
pirate7474
Oh noes!
+11|6455|USA
Yeah you're right about the definition of pinocytosis.  Exocytosis is when a cell gets rid of wastes/other stuff which would be like "throwing up" in a way.
Zombie_Affair
Amputee's...BOOP
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ebug9 wrote:

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocaniosis

Yes..I've known about it for a few years now...yes I know how to spell it...and yes I know what it means.
Many medical practitioners will tell you this word does not exist. There is no such thing as "UltraMicro".
SEREVENT
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What about this one?

"Coccyx"
kylef
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... yeah, this makes us look real smart
SEREVENT
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kylef wrote:

... yeah, this makes us look real smart
THATS THE SPIRIT!
ghettoperson
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kylef wrote:

... yeah, this makes us look real smart
Yeah, just saw this thread for the first time today. What a massive circle jerk. Let's all show off how clever we are by defining words in common usage, kids!
SEREVENT
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ghettoperson wrote:

kylef wrote:

... yeah, this makes us look real smart
Yeah, just saw this thread for the first time today. What a massive circle jerk. Let's all show off how clever we are by defining words in common usage, kids!
You've never seen this thread before?
Mint Sauce
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kylef wrote:

... yeah, this makes us look real smart
If you're gonna be such a dick, don't bother posting. That's a good solution for you
#rekt
SEREVENT
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Mint Sauce wrote:

kylef wrote:

... yeah, this makes us look real smart
If you're gonna be such a dick, don't bother posting. That's a good solution for you
YEAH.

Also, you're not going to believe this:

50 Cent just karma'd me!
T1g3r217
Perpetual
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Define this:

Polyphrasticontinomimegalondulaton.

I don't know what it means, I just thought it looked/sounded cool
SEREVENT
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Is it a real word?
Ryan
Member
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SEREVENT wrote:

What about this one?

"Coccyx"
Isn't that a bone near you tailbone?
Or is it your tailbone?

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