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CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS INDEX NAME [1 record]

Record 1 1991-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Standards and Regulations (Chemistry)
DEF

A name assigned by CAS to a chemical substance by application of a rigorous set of nomenclature rules. These rules provide names which are as descriptive as possible of the precise molecular structure and serve to bring the names of structurally related substances together in an alphabetical listing or index.

OBS

See also "CAS registry number".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes et réglementation (Chimie)
DEF

Nom attribué par le CAS à une substance chimique, par l'application d'un ensemble rigoureux de règles de nomenclature. Ces règles permettent d'obtenir des noms qui décrivent le plus complètement possible la structure moléculaire précise et de rassembler dans une liste ou un index alphabétique les noms de substances possédant des structures apparentées.

OBS

"Nom de l'index" : Sous-entendu : "nom tel que répertorié dans l'index".

Spanish

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