tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3831635717600164113..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Baxter v Abbott: insults & degradationVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-41914497851837024652007-03-07T12:37:00.000+00:002007-03-07T12:37:00.000+00:00I think the word "insult" is used in chemistry to ...I think the word "insult" is used in chemistry to denote subjecting something to extreme conditions - see for example http://pearl1.lanl.gov/external/Research/chem_dynamics.htm. It's not just Pumphrey J making it up, it's him showing his erudition. (But I'm not qualified to say whether it's the correct usage!)Peter Groveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020506617934637856noreply@blogger.com