What are the word records for for each letter?
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What are the word records for for each letter? (Etymology / Words with unusual origins / trade names that have become words) [ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]
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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ] see list "Trade Name That Has Become Uncapitalized, Beginning with Each Letter" below Trade Name That Has Become Uncapitalized, Beginning with Each Letter -------------------------------------------------------------------- a adrenalin, amytal, aqua-lung, aspirin, autoharp, automat b band-aid, benzedrine, breathalyzer c chartreuse, coke, cube steak d dacron, deepfreeze, dictaphone, ditto, dramamine, dumpster e escalator, exercycle f formica, freon, frisbee g gunite, gunk h heroin, hula-hoop i identi-kit j jacuzzi, jeep, jell-o, jetway k kerosene, kewpie, klaxon, kleenex l lanolin, laundromat, levis, librium, loafer, lucite, lycra m mace, masonite, minicam, moviola, muzak, mylar n naugahyde, novocain, nylon o orlon, ouija p parcheesi, peg-board, pentothal, ping-pong, playbill, plexiglas, polaroid, pong, popsicle, pyrex q quaalude, quonset r roquefort, roller derby s seconal, skivvies, spackle, stetson, styrofoam t tarmac, teflon, telecopier, telephoto, teletype, touch-tone, trampoline u ugli v valium, velcro w windbreaker, windsurfer x xerox y yo-yo z zipper -- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com