Word Play 3... LadyLee style

Yeah, yeah, yeah...

I'm gonna run these word play posts straight into the ground.

And I'm just LOVING it.

Why? It helps me cognitively. There's a cognitive element to my chronic illness and for some reason this keeps my brain sparking at the right level. And that's a GOOD thing.

Anyway, I have to put on my "Dr. LadyLee hat."

In other words, this is a geeky nerdy post.

The word of the day, boys and girls is:

Chlorantraniliprole

Chlorantraniliprole

chlora.ntranilip.role

*crickets*

Oh my.... that's a huge word.  I remember thinking "That sounds... dangerous."

I can't pronounce it, let alone break down the latin form of it. Oh well. That's what the internet is for.

It's a chemical. It is one word, but I put the periods in it so it won't come up in a google search.  That is a pretty distinctive word.

Let me really have you looking......... O_o.

Here's the chemical structure: 

Wow.

Anytime I see a chemical structure, I start breaking it down in my head. I look at that, and I figure I can make that in about 10 steps from raw starting materials.

I could, but I won't. No need to. I can order it if I need it in the lab. Might be expensive though.

*lee looking up price*

25 milligrams for $80!

Why, that's more expensive than CRACK. (At least in my hood, where they have a 2 for $5 special from what I hear. I am sure that's not, uh... high quality ish).

That is a pes.ticide I have been seeing off and on.  The word looked a bit strange, and when I had some time, I thought I'd go look it up and pontificate as only I can pontificate.

It is a larvacide, as it disrupts the calcium pathways in pests, particularly at the larval stage. That made me go read a little more about the calcium pathway in humans. There's a receptor that facilitates all that in the human body.

Interestingly, a disease I had as a toddler was mentioned: myastenia gravis. Somehow it relates to the disruption of calcium pathways causing some muscle issues.

Hmmm... Calcium in not only important for strong bones, but it is also important for this pathway business, i.e., muscle movement and related energies, etc. It was a thought provoking read, but it was too much for me to understand.

I didn't care for biochemistry in grad school and doggonit, I don't care for it now. Too much going on. I did what I could to pass with a B and left class and didn't look back.

Who knew calcium was so important?

I grew out of the myastenia gravis. I don't remember much about it. I remember being in an oxygen bubble tent in the hospital sometimes, and I remember sleeping with my mother. She said that was because she needed to keep a watch on me to make sure I was breathing. That is a scary thought.

But it turns out that it is related to lupus. And both diseases have been known to coexist.  I need to look more into that.  I am wondering if it was some dormant thing I had as a toddler that expressed itself later in life. I don't know.

Okay, I am thinking too much. But I will go dig up a book on it, with my scientific self.

Amazing what I come across while reading. 

Anyway, back to the word of the day. How many words can I create from it in 30 minutes??

Let us find out:

chloran.tranilip.role

rant, chop, hop, pro, leap, cheap, root, rite, narc, crap, rap cap, lap, nap, lop, pole, coal, collar, rent, lent, pent, cent, core, crop, nap, nape, nope, pone, pan, pace, pacer, racer, race, reach, teach, each, peach, leach, panic, plant, plan, planter, canter, role, proctor, preach, clip, lip, rip, pill, pillar, rail, nail, roach, poach, chant, nice, rice, ice, elliptical, elliptic, polar, colon, pine, prance, hope, rope, ant, ante, tan, cat, chat, ore, pinch, inch, errant, ranch, tap, hole, roll, poll, pal, planar, placate, peal, linear, coplanar, tell, cell, pallor, calorie, cool, too, tool, pool, tarp, part, chore, trance, partner, cart, carter, rectal, ill, corporate, incorporate, repair, liner, cooler, rape, recipe, recite, trap, tracer, trace, train, rain, crane, trainer, clone, plane, plain, lane, relic, clan, hot, cot, pot, lot, not, not, poet, poetic, oracle, learn, prone, porn, reproach, east, least, cheat, ellicit, roller

I found 143 words!

GLORY.

Halfway through, I was a little afraid that I wouldn't find any more words.

And look at those words in green. Big words. Finding some bigger words now.  I am improving.

So that's my word play word for the week.

And you know I will have more coming up.