Multiplicative name

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007674",
  "term": "Multiplicative name",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A name that expresses two or more identical parent structures joined by a symmetrical central group, the central group being cited as a multiplying prefix such as oxydi or methylenedi. Diethylene glycol is named 2,2'-oxydiethanol this way, and bis(chloromethyl) ether becomes oxybis(chloromethane) in multiplicative form.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "composite"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Blue Book Guide, p. 17 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971071327)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/multiplicative-name/"
}