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weinzierl
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PYREX vs. pyrex: What's the difference?
In Germany borosilicate glass is called colloquially
"Jenaer Glass"
named after the city of Jena.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena_glass
fmajid
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Probably because Schott glassworks was originally established in Jena as a sister company to Carl Zeiss.
oblio
5 months ago
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Same in Romania, we probably got the name from you. We just call it "iena".
thaumasiotes
5 months ago
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What happens in German with the vowel sequence in "Jena-er"?
weinzierl
5 months ago
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It's simply pronounced like separate a and e and does not turn into an umlaut.
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