Title: additive name
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - additive name
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.A00135
Status: current

Definition
The formal assembly of names for the components of a compound without loss of atoms or groups of atoms from any componentThe addition or attachment of atoms or groups of atoms.

Related Term
- attachment: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00512

Source
- Blue Book Guide, p. 16 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971071327)

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Citation: Citation: 'additive name' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.A00135
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