Botts dots
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Botts dots
First recorded in 1965–70; named after Elbert D. Botts (1893–1962), U.S. chemist, who developed them
Example Sentences
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Bottle tops and farm junk may account for most finds but, very occasionally, something extraordinary is unearthed.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2017
Bottle tops are taken to an aluminum smelter while plastic bottles are sanitized and shredded before being sold to companies that reprocess the materials into polyester.
From Scientific American • May 13, 2013
Bottle tops and nuts belonged to the general class of things-that-screwed-onto-things.
From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam
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