Tantalum nitride (Ta N) is an inorganic chemical compound. It is sometimes used to create barrier or glue layers between copper, or other conductive metals, and dielectric insulator films such as thermal oxides.
Answer Wiki. As a French I always thought that this name was quite inapropriate because 95% of the bread that we eat is based on the baguette type of bread which is very different from what you call bread. If you ever tried a real baguette at some point, you understand the difference of texture between that and a what you call a toast.
Dear Straight Dope: Over the years I've heard two origins for the word 'pumpernickel.' Both seem reasonable enough, so it's hard to tell which might be the real one. One claims that it was Napoleon proclaiming the bread was only fit for his horse, Nicol.Or, in French, bon pour nicol.ence, pumpernickel is the devil's fart, allegedly a reference to the bread's indigestible qualities and hence the effect it produced on those who consumed it. (www.snopes2.com/language/stor ies/pumper.htm). On the one hand you have to admire the Germans for their honesty.