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Old 11-08-2019, 03:53 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Yeah, weird how we do that. The words are interchangable, but I'd be all for defining them to mean different things since there is much utility in distinguishing them. We'd need a new word for engine though, because a universal "power plant" word is useful. When you say mitochondria is the engine of body cells, it gives you an idea of what it does.
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