• Bonehead@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Hydroxic acid actually sounds worse and completely not like plain water at all. I’m going to start using that one…

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s not really accurate though because it’s not an acid. Something like hydrogen hydroxide might be better because it implies it’s a base without outright saying it. Though hydroxic acid does still sound worse.

        Does chemistry have a naming convention for something that should be there but isn’t? If so, you could add a bunch of scary sounding elements to it, like a chemical name for leadless lead water.