Weirdest Molecule Names - Look for Yourself

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Evo said:
Cummingtonite, ok it's a mineral.

i do believe its primary use is making invisible ink.
 
Andy Resnick said:
Heh... we use a bunch of those. I also like the Nanoputians:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo0349227
:smile:
 
Evo said:
How about moronic acid?

Aaaaa! wat a brat! you had to, just had to, could NOT resist posting that right after me. :cry:
it's ok, my kids beat me up all the time. Have fun.
 
Proton Soup said:
i do believe its primary use is making invisible ink.
Read this note and then eat it.
Not me sir, I'd go over to the enemy first.
 
I don't know, "mothers against decapentaplegic" is a pretty weird name for a molecule. Oh, and don't forget "daughters against decapentaplegic". In fact most of the Drosophila gene names could be classified as curious :smile:

http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/gene/fly.html"
 
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Monique said:
I don't know, "mothers against decapentaplegic" is a pretty weird name for a molecule. Oh, and don't forget "daughters against decapentaplegic". In fact most of the Drosophila gene names could be classified as curious :smile:

http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/gene/fly.html"
That's crazy! :-p
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
I can hear it now
No, honey, I was just making invisible ink!

The hardship of the secret agent. Poor guys...
 
Monique said:
I don't know, "mothers against decapentaplegic" is a pretty weird name for a molecule. Oh, and don't forget "daughters against decapentaplegic". In fact most of the Drosophila gene names could be classified as curious :smile:

http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/gene/fly.html"

oh yeah, that reminds me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog
 
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