IUPAC name

noun

A formal chemical name specified by rules from IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)

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Meanings

nounIUPAC name (plural IUPAC names)

plural IUPAC names

  1. chemistryA formal chemical name specified by rules from IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
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