The ''Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature'' is an
IUPAC nomenclature book published by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC ) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology. It is ...
(IUPAC) containing internationally accepted definitions for terms in
analytical chemistry
Analytical skill, Analytical chemistry studies and uses instruments and methods to Separation process, separate, identify, and Quantification (science), quantify matter. In practice, separation, identification or quantification may constitute t ...
.
It has traditionally been published in an orange cover, hence its informal name, the ''Orange Book''.
Color Books
The Orange Book is one of IUPAC's "Color Books" along with the ''
Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry'' (''Blue Book''), ''
Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry'' (''Red Book''), ''
Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry'' (''Green Book''), ''
Compendium of Chemical Terminology'' (''Gold Book''),
Compendium of Polymer Terminology and Nomenclature (''Purple Book'')
Compendium of Terminology and Nomenclature of Properties Clinical Laboratory Sciences(''Silver Book''), and
Biochemical Nomenclature(''White Book'').
Editions
There have been four editions of ''Orange book'' published; the first in 1978 (),
the second in 1987 (), the third in 1998 (),
and the fourth in 2023 ().
The third edition is available online.
A Catalan translation has also been published (1987, ).
References
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External links
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