Standards are materials containing a precisely known concentration of a substance for use in quantitative analysis. A standard provides a reference that can be used to determine unknown concentrations or to calibrate analytical instruments.tandards are materials containing a precisely known concentration of a substance for use in quantitative analysis. A standard provides a reference that can be used to determine unknown concentrations or to calibrate analytical instruments.
Apiarist is a fancy word for a beekeeper. An apiarist enjoys working with an unusual kind of pet, the honeybee. Because bees and other pollinators are so important to a healthy environment scientists encourage âbee-spottingâ to improve fruits and vegetables. The -ist suffix is a Greek form that means âa person connected with.â So, a good apiarist is probably a strong environmentalist.
In traditional grammar, a solecism is a phrase that trespasses the rules of grammar. The word originally was used by the Greeks for what they perceived as grammatical mistakes in their language.ncient Athenians considered the dialect of the inhabitants of their colony, Soli, in Cilicia to be a corrupted form of their own pure Attic dialect, and labelled the errors in the form as solecisms (Greek: ÏÎ¿Î»Î¿Î¹ÎºÎ¹ÏÎ¼Î¿Î¯, soloikismoi; soloikismoÃ­.: sing, ÏÎ¿Î»Î¿Î¹ÎºÎ¹ÏÎ¼ÏÏ). soloikismos soloikismÃ³s