Virgin IUPAC Names Vs Chad Popular Names

Virgin IUPAC Names Vs Chad Popular Names
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Nothing screams "I have a chemistry degree" quite like calling methanol by its proper name instead of just saying "wood alcohol" like a normal person. The meme perfectly captures the duality of chemical nomenclature - the weak, complicated IUPAC names that no one can pronounce versus the chad street names we actually use in the lab. Testosterone doesn't have time for "(2S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine" nonsense. It's too busy building muscles and being easily recognizable on TLC plates. Next time your PI asks what compound you're working with, just flex and say "NanoKid" instead of reciting its entire molecular autobiography.

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