Fic help?

[caz963]

I need to make up a reasonably authentic sounding name for a chemical which appears in the fic I'm currently writing. It's a major plot point, although it will only get one or two namechecks. I'm utterly rubbish at making up scientific gobbledeygook, so if anyone's got any ideas or knows of a comm for this sort of thing, I'd be grateful for the pointer.

Comments

[flippet.livejournal.com]

I'm on my way out the door, so I'm just tossing this at you without looking it over closely, but it may help a bit, or get you started. I'll check back later and see if I can help more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28chemistry%29

[hooloovoo_42]

Anything that starts with "di" or "tri". Ends in "ene", "ine", "one" "sol", "nol".

Dicortizine, triethazone, Methocaprinol.

Or add "blue" on the the end!

[zinke.livejournal.com]

What is the chemical supposed to do? Sometimes playing off it's purpose/action can work as a way tomake up a name for something.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Good point. I'll email you later :)

[jcello.livejournal.com]

There's always Upsydasium...

[caz963.livejournal.com]

*snerk!*

[develish1]

looks like you already have some good pointers, and without knowing what it does or is meant to do I can't suggest anything better :)