Why science relies on dead Latin

Why Are Latin Names Often Used in Science? Especially in branches of science such as medicine, biology, and chemistry, we often come across Latin nomenclatures. It is called “felis catus” instead of a cat, “dihydrogen monoxide” instead of water. The vast majority of medical terms come from Latin. So what makes Latin so special? Latin is a Dead Language! Let's first look at what it means for a language to be dead.

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