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  • TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Chemist here, no clue what this was at first glance. Hell’s bells IUPAC names for organic molecules are ugly. It’s ascorbic acid.

    • kadu@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s why we biologists don’t ever touch IUPAC names.

      Does it come from an orange? Great, now it’s called orangy acid. Works fine for us.

      What’s that? Sugar from a fruit? Fructose. Don’t bother us.