Caption: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker at a U.S. port. LNG tankers present a unique set of safety and security concerns.LNG is more flammable than oil[v] causing great concern for the safety of these tankers when near large populations and infrastructure (i.e., at ports in urban areas).
. The reference is probably the strong, smoky odour of thyme. Yet there is also another, unrelated explanation that the Greek name actually comes from Old Egyptian tham, which denoted a plant used in the mummification process.
/taÉªm/. How to pronounce thyme in British English. (English pronunciations of thyme from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources Â© Cambridge University Press).ow many is a billion? The answer may seem obvious, but the use of this word can lead to confusion. In the UK and Ireland the word traditionally meant the number 1,000,000,000,000 (a million millions), which is called a trillion in the United States.