This book is about words that may be constructed using the symbols for the chemical elements, for example, crab comprises carbon (C), radium (Ra) and boron (B). About half the book is devoted to technical words, and introduces and draws on the Periodic Table at an informal level. The approach is to say the least whimsical, for example identifying the most valuable words and the most magnetic words with respect to their elemental constitution. The other half of the book showcases words in categories such as food, drink, people, etc. and encompasses terms both new and old, sometimes...
This book is about words that may be constructed using the symbols for the chemical elements, for example, crab comprises carbon (C), radium (Ra) and ...