chemical name
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chemical names
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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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Nereus was previously known by the chemical name tradipitant.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Oil of lemon eucalyptus may also be listed by its chemical name, PMD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
It’s the chemical name for a medicine originally developed to treat influenza that’s given orally in a capsule.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Carter briefly recapped his diagnosis with melanoma and the treatment he has received, stumbling over the drug’s chemical name pembrolizumab.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2015
In the industries the metal is called aluminum, but its chemical name is aluminium.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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