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English words come from many sources, Part 2
Science has contributed thousands of new words to the English language and here are just a few of them from over the years: magnetism (1616), telescope (1619), gravity (1642), electricity (1646), microscope (1656), botany (1696), zoology (1726), oxygen (1789), atom (1801) evolution (1832), bacterium (1847), pasteurize (1881), hormone (1904), vitamin (1905), and penicillin (1928).
Some war words include these from World War I: binge, camouflage, cushy, scrounge, umpteen, and zoom.
From World War II, we have: blackout, blitz, bulldozer, jeep, and wishful thinking.
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Log or Blog of Words in the News and from Other Media Sources
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