New word of the day May 2, 2019
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Started by metmike - May 2, 2019, 5:21 p.m.

Fledgling

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By carlberky - May 2, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
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Helpful to use it in a sentence as an example.

The large oligosaccharide is transferred en bloc to the fledgling polypeptide chain, which is transported across or inserted into the rough endoplasmic reticulum membrane.

By JP - May 2, 2019, 6:47 p.m.
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I, like, totally knew that, Carl. But a reminder is always good.

By carlberky - May 2, 2019, 7:19 p.m.
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Indubitably.

By cliff-e - May 2, 2019, 9:19 p.m.
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Is it Snitty?

By carlberky - May 2, 2019, 9:45 p.m.
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No, not snitty. Mike frowns upon anyone here being snitty, because pretty soon comes alone someone even more snitter ... and of course, a third party shows up and is the snittest.

By metmike - May 3, 2019, 11:30 p.m.
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The mysterious origins of the word “snitty”

By Natasha Frost

https://qz.com/1610959/where-does-the-word-snitty-come-from/


Jimmy Carter encounters a snit.

By metmike - May 3, 2019, 11:33 p.m.
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The large oligosaccharide is transferred en bloc to the fledgling polypeptide chain, which is transported across or inserted into the rough endoplasmic reticulum membrane.


Hey Carl, there are a ton of good words to use in that sentence for future new words for the day........and we can keep using the same sentence!!

                                    


By metmike - May 3, 2019, 11:37 p.m.
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I thought of this word because of watching the 3 baby cardinal fledglings outside of our window a week ago.


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling


fledgling

                 noun, often attributive                    

                                          fledg·ling                                            |            \ ˈflej-liŋ           


                                                                                   

Definition of fledgling

                                                                                                                                                                          

         1 : a young bird just fledged                    a female bird feeding her fledglings                                                                            2  immature or inexperienced person                       fledgling medical students                                                                            3       one that is new                                                                   a fledgling company