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	Systematic name
		Compounds with a positive ion (cation), the name of the compound is simply the cation's name (usually the same as the element's), followed by the anion.
		An older, depreciated notation is to append -ous or -ic to the root of the Latin name to name ions with a lesser or greater charge.
		An ionic compound is named by its cation followed by its anion.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sy/systematic_name.html (793 words)

	Systematic name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are millions of possible objects that can be described in science, too many to create common names for every one.
		These can be as simple as assigning a prefix and a number to each object (in which case they are a sort of catalog reference), or as complex as encoding the complete structure of the object in the name.
		For example, many common chemicals are still referred to by their common names, even by chemists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Systematic_name (216 words)

	Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - page 2
		This molecule with a very silly name is used as a food additive to give grapefruit flavours, as well as in the perfume industry to give odours of citrus fruits and orange peel.
		This is a very unusual molecule, in that it is fluxional...all the carbons are equivalent due to the rapid movement of the double bonds around the structure.
		The name is thought to be derived from his nickname, 'Bull', but other reports suggest that it was given its name by an irreverent and skeptical graduate student that thought such a structure couldn't exist, and so called it 'Bull-valene'.
	www.chm.bris.ac.uk /sillymolecules/sillymols2.htm (7469 words)

	Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
		Scientific names of organisms are not usually known for their entertainment value.
		Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names collects curiosities of chemical names.
		Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America has translations and etymologies for damn near all of them, with bibliographic and myth notes on the people and figures from mythology that are sources for names.
	home.earthlink.net /~misaak/taxonomy.html (1303 words)

	Search Results for unusual - Encyclopædia Britannica
		The points of an unusual topology called “E 1-bad” are the points of a horizontal line.
		The Porifera are unusual animals in that they lack definite organs to carry out their various functions.
		Most tetraodontiforms swim by the rather unusual method of rapid undulations or complex scullings of the soft dorsal and anal fins (in the midline of the back and underside, respectively); the...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=unusual&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (453 words)

	Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names
		Also, the related molecule phosphole (which just replaces As with P) is quite amusing if you are a French speaker, since it's pronounced the same as 'fausse folle' (literally false woman), which means both a 'crazy woman' and a 'drag-queen' or 'ladyboy'.
		Because the name of the molecule is a bit of a mouthful, it is often referred to just as a Bucky Ball.
		This molecule is often pronounced with a silent 'th' for comic effect.
	www.chm.bris.ac.uk /sillymolecules/sillymols.htm (5478 words)

	Expert About op:Or
		Another related molecule is troglitazone, which I've mentioned for all fans of the eponymous rock group or small cave dwelling dwarfs.
		Lepidopterene or Biplanene Lepidopterenes are a whole class of molecules named after their structural similarity to a butterfly.
		NOTE:The conventions used for the names of XSLT elements, attributes and functions are that names are all lower-case, use hyphens to separate words, and use abbreviations only if they already appear in the syntax of a related language such as XML or HTML.
	www.expertsite.biz /dir/op/or.htm (2332 words)

	Stars & Garters - Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		However because it had the unusual ethano bridge, and was therefore a variation from the standard types of structure found in the field of hydrocarbon cage rearrangements, it came to be known as bastardane - the "unwanted child".
		It is usuallyaccompanied by cadaverine (named after the cadavers that give rise to it), a poisonous syrupy liquid with an equally disgusting smell.
		It gets its wonderful trivial name from the fact that it is derived from the sugar fucose, which comes from a seaweed found in the North Atlantic called Bladderwrack whose latin name is Fucus vesiculosis.
	alykat.hispeed.com /beast/resources/molecules.shtml (1165 words)

	Cummingtonite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was originally discovered in Cummington, Massachusetts, hence the name.
		It is also found in Sweden, South Africa, and Scotland.
		Cummingtonite often features in lists of chemical substances with silly or unusual names.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cummingtonite (89 words)

	Chemical Biology - Virtual Library of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
		Common Molecules Collection - Information on and structures of a range of small molecules.
		Glossary of Class Names of organic compounds and reactive intermediates based on structure.
		MOLREPS/bionet.molecules.repertoires - Generation and use of libraries of molecules.
	www.biochemweb.org /chemical.shtml (1147 words)

	Chemical Humor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This is a 'sexi' molecule - which means it has 6 sub-units, in this case of thiophene rings.
		Because of its conjugated system of double bonds, this organic molecule conducts electricity quite well.
		As a result, it is one of a number of similar molecules being studied for possible uses in organic polymer electronics.
	www.geocities.com /neveyaakov/humor.htm (246 words)

	Seven Wonders Archives: September 2003
		It's true, there are a lot of Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names.
		Unusual Minor Planets include objects that could possibly hit Earth.
		They aren't that funny, but they are Unusual Aviation Pictures.
	www.penncen.com /7wonders/7sep03.html (220 words)

	PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway: Search/Browse Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The 2D structure of each molecule is provided, and photographs, modelling diagrams and humorous illustrations provided where appropriate.
		Several molecules are provided as MOL files, which the user can rotate in 3D.
		Names and symbols are given for SI (Systeme International d'unites) units, together with SI prefixes, derived units and CGS units.
	www.psigate.ac.uk /roads/cgi-bin/psisearch.pl?term1=names&limit=0&subject=All (1351 words)

	the adventures of a boy and his computer - Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names
		Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names (link will open in a new window)
		A fine group from the Bay Area (heck, ya gotta like a lead singer whose name is Fee Waybill)...
		My Name Is..." style nametag with a barcode for your name.
	www.aboyandhiscomputer.com /show.php?ItemID=1100 (714 words)

	CHEMISTRY HUMOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Real Molecules with Silly Names: - this one includes Chime images of the molecules in question, HOWEVER I would not make this available to students ESPECIALLY at the high school level but be selective of those compounds you wish to share as some names, photos and associations are inappropriate for children.
		Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names (same site...new URL) same disclaimer above.
		Musical Chemistry - this one has both a British and Organic chem bent, but the songs are funny.
	www.jozie.net /JF/HS_Chem/Resources/humor.htm (136 words)

	Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - allnurses.com Nursing for Nurses
		This is the famous soccerball-shaped molecule that won its discoverers the
		molecule is a bit of a mouthful, it is often referred to just as a Bucky
		Despite having a ridiculous name, the molecule is quite ordinary.
	allnurses.com /forums/f58/molecules-with-silly-or-unusual-names-6396.html (1168 words)

	Who the hell names these things?? - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community
		This is daft list of Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names but i thought i would post the link anyway.
		And the sad thing is that some of the smartest people actually came up with the names for these.
		if the guy who named that didn't realize what he was doing, it's proof of the sad life of chemists...
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/thread22784/pg#pid260610 (440 words)

	Pharyngula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		I have finally found a weblog with a name more people are going to have difficulty remembering than "pharyngula".
		Just as an aside, I was looking at all those obscure little molecules in the diagram and realizing that I knew a little bit about most of them (and a lot about a few of them), and was thinking that these various blog memes that float around are terribly unfair.
		Everyone has at least heard of the cell cycle or can puzzle out from just the name what a "growth factor" is. If this were a real subway, it's like at least knowing that the Broad Street Line has a stop at Vine Street.
	pharyngula.org /index/M200501/P2010 (4782 words)

	Miscellaneous Gubbins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Rare and well-done tidbits from the Annals of Improbable Research are at HotAIR.
		Molecules with silly or unusual names can be found at Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names.
		The museum dedicated to the Light Emitting Diode is the LED Museum.
	freespace.virgin.net /andy.preece/misc (573 words)

	Weblog Item (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		You can read about, and see the structures of, such molecules as Bis(pinacolato)diboro, Fucitol, and Traumatic Acid.
		The trivial name for some curium compounds can be either curous or 'curious', so curium trichloride becomes curious chloride.
		However the only curious property it has is that it's sufficiently radioactive that a solution, if concentrated enough, will boil spontaneously after a while.
	www.larkfarm.com /weblog_item.asp?LogID=1609 (124 words)

	SULAIR: Swain Library: General Guide: Recreational Reading
		Warehouse of projects some of the more demented of us tried as young people, collecting many of the classic science projects that have become part of the collective lore of amateur science.
		A Positron Named Priscilla: Scientific Discovery at the Frontier
		Pointers to a variety of whimsical and unusual "scientific" web sites of all varieties, suitable for all ages.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/swain/help/subjectguides/general/rest/reading.html (315 words)

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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_molecules_with_un... (121 words)

	Scientific American: 2002 Sci/Tech Web Awards: CHEMISTRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Virtual Chemistry brings the topic to animated, full-color—and fun—life: by clicking on images of various bottles in each set of inquiry, you can choose your own experiments to run—and then watch a short movie of the test and its results.
		Among the links are an online encyclopedia of chemistry (which is updated periodically), several tutorials and close-ups of a different molecule each month.
		This entertaining compilation provides the names and background information about molecules and materials that have amusing, ridiculous, even (be warned!) vaguely offensive monikers.
	www.sciam.com /print_version.cfm?articleID=0009054A-9019-1CFB-93F6809EC5880000 (280 words)

	Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - frassle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - frassle
		Yes, believe it or not, there is actually a molecule called Arsole...
		It is the arsenic equivalent of pyrrole, and although it is rarely found in its pure form,
	frassle.rura.org /moleculesWithSilly (84 words)

	Are you an Asinus Petasatus? Then you'll love this... \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		I thought that the mineral 'cummingtonite' was quite saucy - but it's named after a place called Cummington.
		This page has a more prosaic explanation, that "the genus is thought to take its name from kleio, to shut up, in reference to the habit these peas have of seeding long before the flower drops off".
		You'll find Drosophila as the first link under "Names" in the list on the left (which, unfortunately, is in blue text on a blue background).
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/33155 (448 words)

	AT&T Worldnet Service - Directory
		These are four somewhat bawdy (if you're a molecule) plays illustrating organic chemistry reaction mechanisms.
		Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/silly/sillymols.htm
		A collection of funny sounding and strangely named molecules, complete with a description of their chemical properties.
	www.att.net /cgi-bin/webdrill?catkey=gwd/Top/Recreation/Humor/Science/Chemistry (266 words)

	Search Results for silly - Encyclopædia Britannica
		This in turn implied the release of feelings that the confidence of the Enlightenment in the power of reason had tended...
		Contains research tools, article archive, a silly name section and links to kids related sites.
		Weekly updated collection of interactive stories in which kids input verbs, adjectives, nouns, and adverbs, ultimately creating a silly story scattered with their own words.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=silly&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (396 words)

	Sensible Erection \| Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names
		quote [ Yes, believe it or not, there is actually a molecule called Arsole...
		It is the arsenic equivalent of pyrrole, and although it is rarely found in its pure form, it is occasionally seen as a sidegroup in the form of organic arsolyls.
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	www.sensibleerection.com /entry.php/19029 (110 words)

	Stars and Garters: Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - Self-explanatory.
		Keirsey Temperament and Character Test - An online quiz, based on the psychological test of the same name, which takes users' responses to various hypothetical situations and then provides a personality analysis.
		National Public Radio - For the person who can't get enough of the news, NPR is the place to go for discussion and dissemination of the day's issues.
	alykat.hispeed.com /beast/resource.shtml (738 words)

	Ah Poo Silly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Patently Silly is a weekly collection of the most unusual patents issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
		The booklet was a compilation of silly laws from around the country--such as whistling under water...
		Silly Bill is now at large and creating caricatures, paintings, prints and other cool artistic suff...
	www.ahpoo.com /ahpoo/Silly (3294 words)

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