Zat lemas

from indonesia

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From indonesia

Definition

A colorless, odorless, diatomic gas that constitutes 78% of the earth's atmosphere by volume.

Etymology

A combination of 'zat' (Arabic: dhat) and 'lemas' (Malay). This is the Indonesian technical term for nitrogen, coined to describe the gas's property of being relatively unreactive or 'limp' (lemas) in a chemical context.

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