Corroded to [email protected]English • 4 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square288fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down17file-text
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minus-square@Jordan117linkEnglish74•4 months agoPetrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederationlinkfedilink4•4 months agoI learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
minus-square@buddascrayonlink2•edit-24 months agoIt’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.
Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
It’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.