IUPAC

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/ˈaɪjuːpæk//ˈjuːpæk/

Acronym of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that establishes official names of chemical elements and compounds.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymchemistryAcronym of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that establishes official names of chemical elements and compounds.

    Following a 5-month period of public review, the names earlier proposed by the discoverers have been approved by the IUPAC Bureau.

    2016 November 30, “IUPAC Announces the Names of the Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118”, in IUPAC

Translations

Icelandic Alþjóðasamtök um hreina og hagnýta efnafræði
  • Alþjóðasamtök um hreina og hagnýta efnafræðiInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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APA

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Chicago

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