DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING EPONYMS IN CHEMISTRY
DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING EPONYMS IN CHEMISTRY

Summary/Abstract: An impressive amount of the terminology in chemistry has its origin in personal names or in geographical denominations. Some of the terms have become part of the internationally accepted terminology and they raise no difficulty in translation. Nevertheless, some other terms do create difficulties in the translation process. The approach devises a possible classification of the translation difficulties and reveals a highly practical character.

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