Catalan names of the new chemical elements

Authors

  • Anna Llobet TERMCAT, Centre de Terminologia
  • Òscar Aznar-Alemany Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l’Aigua (CSIC)

Keywords:

TERMCAT Supervisory Council, terminological standardization, new chemical elements, inorganic chemistry, periodic table.

Abstract

Last November, the IUPAC published the official names of the four latest elements to be added to the periodic table: nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. Almost at the same time, the TERMCAT Supervisory Council started the study of these neologisms to set their appropriate names in Catalan. This article introduces the standardized Catalan denominations with the main terminological arguments that support them: nihoni, moscovi, tennessi and oganessó. Alternative Catalan names that were rejected after consideration are also included.

Keywords: TERMCAT Supervisory Council, terminological standardization, new chemical elements, inorganic chemistry, periodic table.

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Anna Llobet, TERMCAT, Centre de Terminologia

Òscar Aznar-Alemany, Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l’Aigua (CSIC)

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No. 16 (2017)

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