- A
misnomer is a name that is
incorrectly or
unsuitably applied.
Misnomers often arise because something was
named long
before its
correct nature was known...
-
Aramaic studies, and
persisted up to the
nineteenth century. The "Chaldean"
misnomer was
consequently abandoned, when
further research showed conclusively that...
-
widely used
gemstone with
numerous alternative names, some of
which are
misnomers.
Chrome pyrope, and
Bohemian garnet are two
alternative names, the usage...
- eels" or "Congo snakes",
which are
zoologically incorrect designations or
misnomers,
since amphiumas are
actually salamanders (and thus amphibians), and not...
- confusingly,
called the "dinosaur eel" or "dragon fish",
among other misnomers; however, the
bichir is not an eel, nor is it a
reptile or dinosaur. Polypterus...
-
event of a dispute. The term "algebraic notation" may be
considered a
misnomer, as the
system is
unrelated to algebra. Each
square of the
board is identified...
-
these structures as
preputial glands,
castor glands, or
scent glands are
misnomers. It is
extracted with
alcohol from the
dried and
crushed castor sacs for...
-
range in Utah.
Grossular is
known by many
other names, and also some
misnomers;
colophonite – co****
granules of
garnet (was
later identified as a variety...
- In
organic chemistry a
halohydrin (also a
haloalcohol or β-halo alcohol) is a
functional group in
which a
halogen and a
hydroxyl are
bonded to adjacent...
-
Hymenorrhaphy Other names Hymen reconstruction surgery,
hymen repair (both
misnomers) ICD-9-CM 70.76 [edit on Wikidata]...
