In Chemistry
In chemistry, a systematic name describes the chemical structure of a substance, thus giving some information about its chemical properties.
For IUPAC nomenclature, the Gold Book gives the definition:
"A name composed wholly of specially coined or selected syllables, with or without numerical prefixes; e.g. pentane, oxazole." Here, trivial names can be systematic names or part of it, as they have become part of IUPAC nomenclature. For example, benzene (which is cyclohexatriene) or glycerol (which is trihydroxypropane).
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