Download or read book The Etymology of Chemical Names written by and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Etymology of Chemical Names gives an overview of the development of the current chemical nomenclature, tracing its sources and changing rules as chemistry progressed over the years. This book is devoted to provide a coherent picture how the trivial and systematic names shall be used and how the current IUPAC rules help to reconcile the conflicting demands.