In the 16th century, before the term mandarin became widespread in the European languages, the word Loutea (with various spelling variations) was often used in Europeans' travel reports to refer to Chinese scholar-officials.
Why do some people get smelly gas after eating eggs? I really love eggs, but I get really bad, sulfurous and rotten egg-smelling gas after eating eggs. This doesn't happen when I eat foods which contain eggs in moderate amounts (cakes, etc), but it does happen when I eat hard-boiled eggs or fried eggs. I don't get any stomach cramps or any other symptoms of allergy, however.
kgb answers Â» Health & Body Â» Health & Fitness Â» What gas makes your voice go lower when you inhale it? Not medical advice: The gas that makes the human voice sound much deeper is sulfur hexafluoride. It is a non-toxic, invisible gas with the chemical formula SF6. It is often considered the anti-helium gas because helium is about six times lighter than air and sulfur hexafluoride is about six times heavier.