A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. is an acronym. --as posted on Urban Dictionary Scientists are a curious bunch--and I'm not just talking about our yearning for answers. We tend to use big words like pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis , which basically means something icky is junking up your lungs. Actually, I had never seen that word until about 24 seconds ago when I googled "big science words." But still, we use big words and because we like to pat ourselves on the back for being so busy saving the human race, the planet, the universe and cute puppies from total destruction, we don't have a lot of time to waste using those big words. Solution? Acronyms.
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