> Nicholas Bodley wrote:
>> (You remind me of the spoofs about dihydrogen monoxide, btw.)

Mark E. Shoulson wrote:

> That always bugged me. The idea of such a spoof is good, but
> the terminology is needlessly verbose. It's just hydrogen oxide,
> plain and simple. Hydrogen sulfide is H2S, hydrogen peroxide
> is H2O2, etc... No need to be pedantic about it.

Another name I've seen is hydroxyl hydride,
reflecting the ionic structure.

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