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Nomenclature is a system of naming and categorizing objects in a given category. Linnaeus popularised one of the best-known examples: he used the binomial nomenclature system to name the biological world of animals and plants. In chemistry, the IUPAC nomenclature developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, names chemical compounds systematically .

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The Russian expression nomenklatura (like "nomenclature", the word derives from the Latin nomenclatura - "name-calling") refers to a system of government patronage used in many countries under Communist rule.



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