Here's a collection of molecules that have strange or silly names. Some of the names are only amusing if you mis-pronounce them. There are lots of molecules with weird names, and more being discovered and named all of the time, so this list will grow and grow! Click on the name of the molecule to see its structure and learn more about it.
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