Influences from Latin on Chemical Terminology

Autor/in	Loyson, Peter
Titel	Influences from Latin on Chemical Terminology
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 87 (2010) 12, S.1303-1307 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed1000894
Schlagwörter	Organic Chemistry; Science Education; Vocabulary Development; Latin; Influences; Higher Education; College Students; Science Instruction; Language; Language Patterns; Reading Comprehension + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organische Chemie; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Wortschatzarbeit; Latein; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Languages; Sprache; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Leseverstehen
Abstract	This article describes the use of Latin-derived words and terms used in chemistry, and explores the meaning of these words, so as to lead to a better understanding of these words, so commonly used in the teaching of chemistry. As the article shows, there are many such words, and with some elementary knowledge, a greater meaning is given to these words. The article starts with exploring the reasons why Latin has left its mark on chemical terminology and then looks at some Latin prefixes and suffixes, commonly used in chemistry, leading to easy-to-understand Latin-derived words. The influence of Latin on naming chemical elements is then briefly discussed, after which the naming of classes and types of chemical compounds is described. Latin-derived terms used in inorganic, physical, analytical, and organic chemistry are then further explored and explained. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10