"trivial name" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trivial names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trivial name (plural trivial names)
  1. (chemistry) A commonly used, non-systematic name of a chemical compound. Trivial names for many compounds have been in use since long before their exact chemical structures were determined. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-trivial_name-en-noun-1EoR5S-b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 16 32 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. A non-systematic name for a chemical element (see systematic element name).
    Sense id: en-trivial_name-en-noun-XZM-sQqL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Element nomenclature Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 16 32 Disambiguation of Element nomenclature: 12 71 11 7
  3. (biology) A commonly used, non-systematic name for an organism. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-trivial_name-en-noun-4TzefLrz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 16 32 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. (taxonomy) A specific epithet. Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-trivial_name-en-noun-Ne3XEqRT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 16 32 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: common name, semisystematic name, semitrivial name, systematic name, vernacular name Translations (a common name for a chemical compound): triviální název [masculine] (Czech), trivialnavn [neuter] (Danish), тривиальное наименова́ние (trivialʹnoje naimenovánije) [neuter] (Russian), trivialnamn [neuter] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'a common name for a chemical compound': 34 32 20 13

Inflected forms

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