Sorry you're being downvoted, I also strongly agree that new-word formation rules usually should be stricter for scientific purposes, and heuristics regarding p

Sorry you're being downvoted, I also strongly agree that new-word formation rules usually should be stricter for scientific purposes, and heuristics regarding prefixes and suffixes should apply. There are cases that shorten words even worse (Richard to Rick to Dick by rhyming comes to mind), but all of these I know are colloquial. There does feel like overall standards are lowered here.