Trivial name

Common name for a chemical substance

In chemistry, a trivial name is a non-systematic name for a chemical substance. This means that the name is not recognized according to the rules of any formal system of chemical nomenclature such as IUPAC inorganic or IUPAC organic nomenclature. A trivial name is not a formal name and is usually a common name.

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