Brocked is a slang term, reportedly originating from the Royal New Zealand Airforce, that refers to the act of another aircrew member secretly and sneakily taking away ones allocated flying time or duty.
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Originally, denoting that the element to the name of which itis prefixed in the respective compounds exercised its highestvalence; now, only that the element has a higher valence than inother similar compounds; thus, barium peroxide is the highest oxideof barium; while nitrogen and manganese peroxides, so-called, are notthe highest oxides of those elements.
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