Miscelleneous Chemicals in Sanskrit
Miscelleneous Chemicals in Sanskrit This is another part in a series of blog posts where I coin some chemical names in Sanskrit. In this blog, some commonly known chemicals like Acetone, Oxalate, etc. The idea is to move away from English words in Indian langauges, while not sacrificing unity. However, I do recomend trying to translate these words into vernacular languages as much as possible, because ultimately we want people to understand science and not get tripped up by jargon. Now in my previous blog on Cellular Respiration, I have coined some of these words on the fly. Acids Here is what I have named so far: Acetate: चुक्रीय Citrate: नैबूकीय Succinate: धूनकीय Malate: सेवफलीय Fumerate: वर्मकण्टाकीय Oxalate: लोलिकीय Oxaloacetate: लौलिकिचुक्रीय Lactate: क्षीरीय Tartate: द्राक्षिकीय Pyruvate: उपद्राक्षिकीय Now technically, I can use name the acids by the functional groups and how many carbons they have, in many cases t...