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Show A Big1 Word Explained. BRUNSWICK, Me.. Feb. 27. I saw in the Questions and Answers column of the Sunday Tribune of the 21st Inst, the following question asked, which you did not answer. The question was asked by a Circlevllle subscriber. Will you please insert the following answer in your columns: The question was: "If possible, please give the definition and syllabize the following word taken from a modern bcok upon the advancements advance-ments of the Twentieth century: Dieth-ylsulphondlmethylmethan." Dieth-ylsulphondlmethylmethan." . Tho answer an-swer Is: It Is a complex chemical compound com-pound of methane commonly known as marsh gas or fire damp iu organic chemistry. Tho syllables aro: Dl-eth-yl-sul-phon-di-meth-yl-mcth-an. Yours rc-spectfull, R. A. M'INTIRE. Bowdoin Medical College. |