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nomenclatorial

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no⋅men⋅cla⋅ture

  [noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor]
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–noun
1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.
Origin:
1600–10; < L nōmenclātūra a calling by name, list of names. See nomenclator, -ure

Related forms:
no⋅men⋅cla⋅tur⋅al, no⋅men⋅cla⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [noh-muhn-kluh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , no⋅men⋅cla⋅tive  [noh-muhn-kley-tiv] , adjective
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no·men·cla·to·ri·al   (nō'mən-klə-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-)   
adj.  Of or relating to nomenclature.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: no·men·cla·ture
Pronunciation: 'nO-m&n-"klA-ch&r also nO-'men-kl&-"chu(&)r, -'me[ng]-, -kl&-ch&r,-kl&-"t(y)u(&)r
Function: noun
: a system of terms used in a particular science; especially : an international system of standardized New Latinnames used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants —see BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE —no·men·cla·tur·al /"nO-m&n-'klAch-(&-)r&l/ adjective —no·men·cla·tur·al·ly /-E/ adverb
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nomenclature no·men·cla·ture (nō'mən-klā'chər, nō-měn'klə-)
n.
A system of names used in a science, as of anatomical structures or biological organisms.

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