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by Tabular-Iceberg 797 days ago
The point of systematic naming is predictability through consistency, not appealing to the lowest common denominator.

But Sweden isn’t exactly known for its stellar educational system, so it doesn’t surprise me that their chemists don’t learn Greek.

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The most Greek a chemistry student in the states would get is from frat parties
Ancient Greece wasn't known for its great chemical industry.
Tell that to IUPAC, I don’t make the rules.