Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0019411, Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:22:54 +0300

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Having no Greek, I'm afraid that my explanations concerning phtoros (the term was proposed in 1810 by Andre Ampere) may prove wrong and misleading. Perhaps ?????? means not "decay" but rather "demolition" or even "destruction." Fluorine is extremely poisonous.

Alexey Sklyarenko

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