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International standards and resources
The most comprehensive source for information on chemistry terminology is the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
The names of chemical compounds are set by complex rules established by IUPAC; the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB); and the Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology, and Symbols of the American Chemical Society.
IUPAC’s rules are contained in a series of ‘colour books’:
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, maintains a database of all chemical substance information. All chemical substances in the database are given a unique identifying number (CAS Registry Number), which allows a substance to be identified when it has a number of possible systematic, generic, proprietary or trivial names.
The Merck Index is another useful reference for chemical names (but beware of American spellings).
The ACS style guide: effective communication of scientific information (3rd edition) (American Chemical Society) is a useful resource for chemistry terms.
Australian conventions and resources
Chemists in Australia follow the international conventions of IUPAC. Where there is a choice between American and British spelling, Australian style is to use British spelling (but see Spelling in chemistry for some exceptions).