Friday, October 18, 2019

Hydroxide

Two possible constructions for this term: Hældi or vetnildi

1) Hældi (Há (neuter noun, the name of the letter H, which is the symbol of Hydrogen + "ildi" (oxygen): Há + ildi = háildi or Hældi, as in the Old Norse toponym "Hæmur" (contraction of Há-heimur, in which the "á" was i-shifted, see Orðsifjabók)
2) Vetnildi (vetni + ildi)

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