the chemical name of water is dihydrogen monoxide But it's not. From La Wik [1]: "Dihydrogen monoxide", shortened to "DHMO", is a name for water that is consi

the chemical name of water is dihydrogen monoxide But it's not. From La Wik [1]: "Dihydrogen monoxide", shortened to "DHMO", is a name for water that is consistent with basic rules of chemical nomenclature, but is not among the names published by IUPAC and is almost exclusively used in humorous context. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax