369058 Thu Feb 08 12:08:09 -0800 2007 3 29 Not About Food 0 2273069 Anybody have a pointer to a pronunciation guide for terms like "linoleic acid"? Thu Feb 08 12:08:09 -0800 2007 19148 aynrandgirl 1 2273096 LINO-LAY-ICK acid, and its LINO as in Linoleum flooring... Thu Feb 08 12:12:20 -0800 2007 2273069 50683 Splendid Wine Snob 1 2273292 Actually, lots of organic chemists pronounce this LIH-NO-LAY-ICK-- the first syllables rhyme with "minnow." NYCnosh* http://nycnosh.com Thu Feb 08 12:58:28 -0800 2007 2273069 10751 Nosher 1 2273968 Did you know that Yahoo has a neat function that let's you hear the word being pronounced? http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/linoleic%20acid Gives the written pronunciation with all the proper diacritical marks as well which CH won't let us do. There are several other sources like this on the internet in English and other languages. Thu Feb 08 15:40:22 -0800 2007 2273069 32444 MakingSense