Word created by chemists for chemists and to make non-chemists question its existence as a word.
Chemist "The 's' and 'p' orbitals then hybridize."
Non-chemist "Did you just make that word up?"
Chemist "Orbitals?"
Non-chemist "No hybridize"
Chemist "Ha good one everyone knows what that means"
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