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chemical name

American

[kem-i-kuhl naym] / ˈkɛm ɪ kəl ˈneɪm /

noun

the technical name of a chemical compound, mentioning each of its constituents and showing their relationship, such as nitrous oxide for laughing gas.

chemical name Scientific

The name of a chemical compound that shows the names of each of its elements or subcompounds. For example, the chemical name of aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid.
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chemical names

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Christensen also stated that a "chemical type explosion release" occurred that was very small and contained within the plant.

From Fox News • Jul. 28, 2021

This section will concentrate on the chemical type of synapse.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It's life of a chemical type utterly different from the protoplasm of Earth and Mars and Venus.

From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Wollheim, Donald Allen

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