This chemical is widely referred to as "adrenaline" outside of the United States; however, its United States Adopted Name and International Nonproprietary Name is "epinephrine". Epinephrine was chosen because adrenaline bore too much similarity to the Parke, Davis & Co trademark Adrenalin (without the "e"), which was registered in the United States. The British Approved Name and European Pharmacopoeia term for this chemical is adrenaline, and is indeed now one of the few differences between the INN and BAN systems of names.[25]
Amongst American health professionals and scientists, the term epinephrine is used over adrenaline. However, it should be noted that pharmaceuticals that mimic the effects of epinephrine are often called adrenergics, and receptors for epinephrine are called adrenergic receptors or adrenoceptors.
So could we say that these links explain the Secret of Nym? posted by shiu mai baby at 11:29 AM on April 28, 2011
Thanks for the links, especially to whonamedit.com. I should put together a list of pro wrestling eponyms one of these days. Thesz press, Guerrero special, Fujiwara armbar... posted by jtron at 11:31 AM on April 28, 2011
The song "Bo Diddley"
appears on the album Bo Diddley,
by Elias O. Bates,
who calls himself (and nearly everything else in his world) Bo Diddley,
more or less after the diddley bow,
and features the bo diddley beat, one of the world's few eponymous rhythms.
Finally, the Obamas' dog is supposedly named for the musician.
So it goes.
A couple to add that I didn't see:
"Tivo" , both noun and verb, used generically for DVR.
"Adrenaline", for epinephrine.
From wickuhpedia: posted by Herodios at 7:57 AM on April 28, 2011 [1 favorite]