Nomenclature

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nomenclature refers to a method of assigning (unique) names.

In biology:

• Botanical nomenclature
• Scientific classification
• Gene nomenclature
• International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria
• International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
• International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
• Nomenclature Codes
• Binomial nomenclature
• Virus classification

In astronomy:

• Astronomical naming conventions
• Planetary nomenclature
• International Astronomical Union

In chemistry

• IUPAC nomenclature, for chemical compounds
• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)