Advancing a common language of chemistry for all

The common language of chemistry is a marvel. Practitioners of chemistry—from students and teachers to professional researchers, legal experts, and translators—have agreed on standardized terms and representations for chemical concepts—a degree of unity that makes our modern world workable. The American Chemical Society Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology, and Symbols (NTS) works to support and enable this common language for chemistry, drawing on a diverse body of members to deliver on multiple collaborations across the society and beyond to honor and advance this agreement. We educate, facilitate, and advocate for the use of chemical representations that contribute to a universal understanding of chemistry. NTS strives to serve all chemists, and it’s a delight to partner with individuals and groups inside and outside ACS to develop resources in support of practitioners everywhere. For example, the Braille Authority of North America (BANA), jointly supported by ACS NTS and the ACS Committee on Chemists