The number of chemical elements we have in Klingon is growing every year now. Now we have all elements 1-20. Now that we're getting more and more element words, I wanted to check the chemistry vocabulary of Klingon against the Landau Core Vocabulary. ===Chemistry=== (Part IV) element (on the periodic table): tamler carbon: ghav oxygen: yInSIp iron: 'uSqan silver: SIrlIy gold: qol'om lead: ngIDvoS bronze: jey' Sorpuq steel: ghav 'uSqan to rust: ragh acid: pey compound: ghalmov ===More Chemistry=== (Part V) hydrogen: bIQSIp helium: julSIp lithium: qech'on nitrogen: voQSIp neon: ramrIv sodium: popSop magnesium: tI'yap aluminum: bettI' silicon: Santlhar phosphorus: jamtlhach sulfur: no'negh chlorine: 'ebogh potassium: tlhIneng calcium: 'apraQ titanium: yuHSIQ cobalt: tallIt nickel: yayal copper: Sorpuq zinc: rom'on tin: jey' iodine: jelwaS platinum: ??? mercury: letbIng radon: ??? radium: ??? uranium: tarngeb plutonium: butnat brass: ??? proton: valtIn neutron: yomIj electron: tem nucleus: ??? atom: HeySel molecule: 'o'rIS ion: tat base (opposite of acid): 'evtlhev be radioactive: ??? periodic table: tamler wa'chaw Yeah, so "platinum" would be a useful element name that we don't already have. "Radon" and "radium" too -- I didn't use to have them on the LCV, but added them when I saw them on the element list of the science vocabulary extension to that simple English news radio station that only uses 1,600 basic words.