[ RadSafe ] The "Nucular" debate

[Wes Van Pelt]

My radiation users who are biologists almost invariably say "nucleotide"
when they try to talk about a nuclide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleotide 

Best regards,  
Wes
Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP 
Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.  
 
-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Peter Bossew
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 3:53 AM
To: Brent Rogers; Radsafe Message
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] The "Nucular" debate

Maybe from French: nucléide ?
pb


Brent Rogers wrote:
> Nuclear isn't the only word with 'nucleus' as it's nucleus to be
> mispronounced often.  I hear professionals in the radiation field
routinely
> saying "Chart of the Nu-clee-ides" instead of “Chart of the Nuclides".
> Where does that come from?
>
> Brent Rogers
> Sydney Australia
>