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That is really an improper name for Water, suppose to be Hydrogen Oxide
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I am well aware of the issues that some chemists have with the term, though some say water is an improper term also. To me Dihydrogen Monoxide is better as it tells exactly what is in the compound. I could go for dihydrogen oxide, but hydrogen oxide sounds like you are describing OH or hydroxide. Then there is hydrogen peroxide that should be called dihydrogen dioxide, but no, chemists have to come up with all these strange rules and forms. It makes keeping up with the rules for naming compounds harder than keeping up with all the archaic spelling and grammar rules for writing in English.
Most of all, I prefer DHMO because nobody knows I am talking about plain ole' water and thus they will fall for the link BoomerD posted.