Theory:Nomenclature:Linguistic Form

Brainchild of Yunzhong Hou
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This page is a compilation of rules regarding how to express the new nomenclature in linguistic form. This page is not for beginners. Please see Theory:Nomenclature:Straight Hydrocarbons first for a rough understanding of the concepts involved.
Rule #1: Naming procedes from left to right and within each block from bottom up.
Rule #2: Central characters are named by their chemical symbols, as per the periodic table.
Rule #3: The modifier-marking pipeline character is not expressed outside of the graphical nomenclature (as mentioned on the other pages)
Rule #4: Before each central character, subscripts are named as such: 
#1- or one-
#2- or two-
#3- or three-
#4- or four-
#5- or five-
#6- or six-
#7- or seven-
#8- or eight-
#9- or nine-
#10- or ten-
#and so on...
Rule #5: Before and after each central character, superscripts are named as such:
#1- or un- or meth-
#2- or di- or eth-
#3- or tri- or pent-
#4- or tetra- or but-
#5- or pent-
#6- or hex-
#7- or hept-
#8- or oct-
#9- or non-
#10- or dec-
#and so on...
Rule #6: After each central character, subscripts are named as such:
#(One is never expressed)
#x2 or bis-
#x3 or tris-
#x4 or tetrakis-
#x5 or pentakis-
#x6 or hexakis-
Rule #7: There are several exceptions:
*The cent sign is expressed as cyc-
*The phenyl sign is expressed as z-
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