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Re:Two young scientists built a $250M business using yeast t... by freshpots on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @04:30PM (#23763674)
Oxygen is an element. Diatomic oxygen commonly known as O2 is a chemical. Everything is made of elements, including chemicals.
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Re:Two young scientists built a $250M business using yeast t... by taneq on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @11:48PM (#23766722)
Oxygen gas, colloquially referred to as 'oxygen', is a chemical.

If you want to be a smartypants I guess noble gases are elementary.

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Re:Two young scientists built a $250M business using yeast t... by freshpots on Thursday July 09, 2020 @02:31PM (#23783434)
I didn't start the pedantry.
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