ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMild cases of deathi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1imageMild cases of deathi.postimg.ccickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoChemist here, no clue what this was at first glance. Hell’s bells IUPAC names for organic molecules are ugly. It’s ascorbic acid.
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s why we biologists don’t ever touch IUPAC names. Does it come from an orange? Great, now it’s called orangy acid. Works fine for us. What’s that? Sugar from a fruit? Fructose. Don’t bother us.
Chemist here, no clue what this was at first glance. Hell’s bells IUPAC names for organic molecules are ugly. It’s ascorbic acid.
That’s why we biologists don’t ever touch IUPAC names.
Does it come from an orange? Great, now it’s called orangy acid. Works fine for us.
What’s that? Sugar from a fruit? Fructose. Don’t bother us.
I love this.