diff --git a/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp b/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp
index f2d34ac72a..b4fb8c79f8 100755
--- a/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp
+++ b/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 enum{ROTATE,ALL};
 
-#define INERTIA 0.2          // moment of inertia for ellipsoid
+#define INERTIA 0.2          // moment of inertia prefactor for ellipsoid
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp b/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp
index 9e4155581f..e078d2fb75 100755
--- a/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp
+++ b/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
-#define INERTIA 0.2          // moment of inertia for ellipsoid
+#define INERTIA 0.2          // moment of inertia prefactor for ellipsoid
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp b/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp
index b357501a06..1aa5ad8d99 100644
--- a/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
-#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia for sphere
+#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia prefactor for sphere
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp b/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp
index 93c9ec74aa..246d58bae4 100644
--- a/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 enum{ROTATE,ALL};
 
-#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia for sphere
+#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia prefactor for sphere
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/fix_langevin.cpp b/src/fix_langevin.cpp
index 2f4308e386..5e40a7c28b 100644
--- a/src/fix_langevin.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_langevin.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 enum{NOBIAS,BIAS};
 
-#define SINERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia for sphere
-#define EINERTIA 0.2          // moment of inertia for ellipsoid
+#define SINERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia prefactor for sphere
+#define EINERTIA 0.2          // moment of inertia prefactor for ellipsoid
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/fix_nh_sphere.cpp b/src/fix_nh_sphere.cpp
index d1be4184fd..9f39466552 100644
--- a/src/fix_nh_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_nh_sphere.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
-#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia for sphere
+#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia prefactor for sphere
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp b/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp
index 02968e1f13..fc67023f4a 100644
--- a/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_nve_sphere.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
-#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia for sphere
+#define INERTIA 0.4          // moment of inertia prefactor for sphere
 
 enum{NONE,DIPOLE};
 
diff --git a/src/memory.h b/src/memory.h
index 64901536c2..47abb49443 100644
--- a/src/memory.h
+++ b/src/memory.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Memory : protected Pointers {
       bigint nbytes = sizeof(TYPE) * n;
       array = (TYPE *) smalloc(nbytes,name);
       return array;
-    };
+    }
 
   template <typename TYPE>
     TYPE **create(TYPE **&array, int n, const char *name) {fail(name);}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Memory : protected Pointers {
       bigint nbytes = sizeof(TYPE) * n;
       array = (TYPE *) srealloc(array,nbytes,name);
       return array;
-    };
+    }
 
   template <typename TYPE>
     TYPE **grow(TYPE **&array, int n, const char *name) {fail(name);}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Memory : protected Pointers {
     void destroy(TYPE *array) 
     {
       sfree(array);
-    };
+    }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    create a 1d array with index from nlo to nhi inclusive