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Res facta quae tamen fingi potuit ([personal profile] pauamma) wrote in [community profile] linguaphiles2021-07-17 11:26 pm
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Question about the linguistics of chemistry currently Occupying my brain

Why is it *checks toothpaste tube label* -ide in English, Dutch, and Spanish, but -ure/-uro in French and Italian? (At least for fluoride, but chloride uses the -ure suffix in French at least.)
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[personal profile] pauamma 2021-07-19 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Could be. Need to look at that. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of chemistry (international/national) governing bodies.
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