English Explanatory Dictionary

trivial name

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A commonly used, non-systematic name of a chemical compound. Trivial names for many compounds have been in use since long before their exact chemical structures were determined.
  2. A non-systematic name for a chemical element (see systematic element name).
  3. A commonly used, non-systematic name for an organism.
  4. A specific epithet.

Word forms

trivial name trivial names

Related words

common name semisystematic name semitrivial name systematic name vernacular name

Translations

Czech: triviální název Danish: trivialnavn Russian: тривиальное наименова́ние Swedish: trivialnamn
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