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w@tcher
·It has to be pronounced as: Ωμέγα
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Do You Know Why Omega is called Omega?
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Marsimaxam
·One of the things I was curious about is why Fish Oil is called an Omega-3 Fatty Acid?
Why do they use "Omega" for various types of Fatty Acid structures?
I found this explanation on the internet:
"The omega numbers simply reference how many carbons away from the methyl end of the fatty acid chain that the first carbon-carbon double bond appears."
Here are some diagrams of Omega-6 and Omega-3 structures.
You can see the first double-bond is 6 or 3 carbons away from the end.
Thought I would share.
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Professor
·As Omega is based in Biel/Bienne (which is a town that mixes Swiss German and French), ideally it would be o-MAY-Ga (the French pronunciation has a light "h" at the end, and the G will be slightly diminished, the German will have a longer O at the beginning, comes down to how they pronounce words).
I have never heard it referred to as an O-MEE-GAH as in the Bond film....
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BrianPankow
·Fun and informative exchange. In the end, it boils down to: ‘You say Oh-me-ga and I say Oh-may-ga. Oh-me-ga, Oh-may-ga. Let’s call the whole thing off.’
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rob#1
·It’s just like the pronunciation of scone, which is dependent on where you’re from. It’s either sk-own, sk-onn or sk-oon - as long as it has jam and cream I don’t really care 😉
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Marsimaxam
·I might have to re-title this thread...Do you know how to pronounce Omega correctly?
From what I can see from the replies, so far, no one knew how the Omega Watch Company got it's name.
From what I can see from the replies, so far, no one knew how the Omega Watch Company got it's name.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerBrings back fond memories of college organic chemistry.
You are the first person I’ve ever heard use “fond” and “organic chemistry” in a sentence without the word “not” included....
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TimeODanaos
·I might have to re-title this thread...Do you know how to pronounce Omega correctly?
From what I can see from the replies, so far, no one knew how the Omega Watch Company got it's name.
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SkunkPrince
·I might have to re-title this thread...Do you know how to pronounce Omega correctly?
From what I can see from the replies, so far, no one knew how the Omega Watch Company got it's name.
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Vitezi
·Only in New England, specifically Boston... correct pronunciation is "o-MAY-guh"
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Marsimaxam
·You are the first person I’ve ever heard use “fond” and “organic chemistry” in a sentence without the word “not” included....
😉
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pdxleaf
··"I cut it TWICE and it's still short!"Tongue in cheek. It was miserable, I remember the final exam, everything the Professor told us that was going to be on the final... wasn't. I walked back up to my dorm feeling miserable, as I truly and utterly completely bombed the final. Yep, I scored a 47 out of 100 on the final, and fortunately the class was graded on a curve... A-. After 40 years I still remember the Professor's name, and not like an old girl friend.
Like the old joke, what do you call the person with the lowest grade in med school? Doctor.
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Marsimaxam
·Like the old joke, what do you call the person with the lowest grade in med school? Doctor.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerTongue in cheek. It was miserable, I remember the final exam, everything the Professor told us that was going to be on the final... wasn't. I walked back up to my dorm feeling miserable, as I truly and utterly completely bombed the final. Yep, I scored a 47 out of 100 on the final, and fortunately the class was graded on a curve... A-. After 40 years I still remember the Professor's name, and not like an old girl friend.
I never had the pleasure, as engineers don’t need it, but my biology major wife did. She was also miserable, and since it was a “weeding out” course for med students, no grading on a curve.
Her first day the prof asked everyone who was taking it for the second time to raise their hands, and 1/2 the class did. Then he asked for those taking it the third time, and about 1/4 did, then fourth, and fifth time. The smallest group were the people taking it for the first time.
She did some major sweating over that course (we were dating at the time), and passed the first time through, which was a major thing for her. I didn’t see her too much that semester...particularly close to the exam.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorI never had the pleasure, as engineers don’t need it, but my biology major wife did. She was also miserable, and since it was a “weeding out” course for med students, no grading on a curve.
Her first day the prof asked everyone who was taking it for the second time to raise their hands, and 1/2 the class did. Then he asked for those taking it the third time, and about 1/4 did, then fourth, and fifth time. The smallest group were the people taking it for the first time.
She did some major sweating over that course (we were dating at the time), and passed the first time through, which was a major thing for her. I didn’t see her too much that semester...particularly close to the exam.
Left school at 15 and got a trade so, after a 4 year apprenticeship.
Glad my final exam was cutting up a Cow 😁
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pdxleaf
··"I cut it TWICE and it's still short!"Organic chemistry probably produces more lawyers than it does doctors...
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Braindrain
·Am I in the minority? I loved both organic and inorganic chem. Only went up to 2nd year though, as my program didn't require more chem beyond that. Thought I was done. Silly me. The pgm then needed 3rd and 4th year biochem, pharmacology, and physiology. 😉