Chemistry in Dutch

der

H waterstof 2 hydrogen

He helium helium

Li lithium lithium

Be

B

C koolstof carbon

N stikstof nitrogen

O zuurstof oxygen

F fluor 2 3 fluorine

Ne neon neon

Na natrium sodium

Mg magnesium magnesium

Al aluminium aluminum

Si silicium silicon

P fosfor phosphorus

S zwavel sulphur

Cl chloor chlorine

Ar

K kalium potassium

Ca calcium 2 calcium

Sc scandium scandium

Ti titanium titanium

V vanadium vanadium

Cr chroom chromium

Mn mangaan manganese

Fe ijzer 2 iron

Co kobalt cobalt

Ni nikkel nickel

Cu koper copper

Zn zink 2 zinc

Ga

Ge

As arsenicum arsenic?

Se

Br broom bromium?

Kr krypton krypton

Rb

Sr strontium strontium

Y

Zr zirconium 2 zirconium

Nb

Mo molybdeen molybdenium

Tc

Ru

Rh

Pd

Ag zilver 2 silver

Cd cadmium cadmium

In

Sn tin tin

Sb antimoon antimony

Te

I jodium iodine

Xe xenon xenon

Cs caesium caesium

Ba barium barium

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Hf

Ta

W wolfraam 2 wolfram

Re

Os osmium osmium

Ir

Pt platina platinum

Au goud gold

Hg kwik quicksilver

Tl

Pb lood 2 lead

Bi bismut bismuth

Po

At

Rn radon radon

Fr

Ra radium radium

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U uranium uranium

Pu plutonium 2 plutonium

[(het)] zuur 2 sour, acid; an acid basisch alkaline (de) base base (-OH) (het) lakmoes 2 litmus [(het)] zout salt; salty; a salt (het) keukenzout [kitchen] table salt (NaCl) (de) ozon 2 ozone

(het) oxide oxide (het) kooldioxide carbon dioxide (het) fluoride fluoride (het) zwavelzuur sulphuric acid (H2SO4) (het) zoutzuur hydrochloric acid (HCl) (de) ammoniak ammonia (de/het) aceton 2 3 acetone

(het) ion ion ionen ions (het) atoom atom (het) molecuul molecule (de) verbinding 2 compound (also: connection) (de) mol 2 mole, mol

organisch organic anorganisch inorganic (het) metaal a metal edelgassen noble gases mineralen minerals sporenelementen 2 trace elements (de) katalysator 2 catalyst

(het) gas gas (de) vloeistof a liquid vloeibaar 2 liquid (de) vaste stof a solid (het) vriespunt [freezing] melting point (het) smeltpunt melting point (het) kookpunt boiling point

(het) gram gram (de/het) kilo kilogram (1000 gram) (het) kilogram kilogram (1000 gram) (de) ton ton (1000 kilo) (de) milliliter milliliter (1/1000 liter) (de) liter liter Metric and Imperial Dimensions

enzymen 2 enzymes koolwaterstoffen hydrocarbons (C-H compounds) koolhydraten carbohydrates >> (C-H-O compounds) (de) suiker sugar suikers sugars

(het) vet fat, grease // greasy (de) olie 2 oil (het) eiwit protein eiwitten proteins See also nutritional values

'Organic' meaning food grown without pesiticides and fertilizer from factories is called biologisch in Dutch
Biologisch' is niks anders dan vroeg negentiende-eeuwse landbouw 2 'Organic' is nothing else than early 19th Century agriculture In compounds, (de) koolstof ('carbon') is often shortened to (de) kool (which also means 'cabbage.' >>)
Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin, much used in antiquity. Dutch: brons / bronzen 2
(de) legering 2 ('metals mixture') - do notice the unusual stress in the word
Brass is a mixture of copper and zinc, Dutch: (het) messing 2 /or/ (het) geelkoper 2 (geel koper )
The drying agent (het) silicagel (one word in Dutch) is often humorously mispronounced as silikachel 2 (Dutch (de) kachel is a heater, a stove)
See also: 'Cream of Tartar' is NOT 'Room van Tandsteen'
- Dutch Nobel Prize winners
- Dutch Food words and phrases

maatglazen

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