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The use of English in science.

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Why is it a "gene pool"?

According to http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pool, the word "pool" meaning a body of water and the word "pool" meaning an aggregation are different words with different etymologies. Wiktion …
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Is catechin an ingredient, a composition, or a compound of green tea?

I think you're looking for the word component. A compound is something made up of other things, as is a composition, so those words would far more readily describe green tea than catechin. I agree tha …
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