systematic name sys·tem·at·ic name (sĭs'tə-māt'ĭk)
n.
A name composed of words or symbols that precisely describe chemical structure, thus allowing the structure of a chemical to be derived from its name.
These investigators regarded yeast as a plant, and Meyer gave to the germs the systematic name of “Saccharomyces” (sugar fungus).
The systematic name, ridibundus, which has the same meaning, is by general consent confined to this.
