Index ➤ 413
Numbering—continued
of figures, 206, 345, 365
in nucleotide sequences, 244
of references, 206, 289, 325
of schemes, 206, 346, 378
of structures, 206, 246, 346, 375–377
of tables, 206, 369
Numbers
agency report numbers, 312
atomic numbers, 258
t–259t, 260, 262
at beginning of sentence, 204
CAS Registry Numbers, 91, 94, 253–254
charge numbers for ions, 262
chemical concentrations, 271–272
comparison words, 51
coordination numbers, 270
crystallographic point groups, 269
data entry numbers, 314, 320, 324
en dash use, 125, 209
of five or more digits, 207–208
of four or more digits, 207
fractions, 108, 139, 205, 208, 217, 219
government publication numbers, 312
group numbers, 261
hyphenation as unit modifiers, 141–143
large numbers, 204, 207–208, 210
mass numbers, 261, 263–264
model numbers, 22, 147, 206
negative, “to” or “through” with, 125, 209
nontechnical style, 203, 204, 205
numeral and word usage, 203–207
ordinal numbers, 203–204, 205, 308
oxidation numbers, 262–263
parallelism in sentence, 204
patent numbers, 208, 310
position numbers, 246
position of atoms, 263
quantum numbers, 257
retaining parts of in ranges, 209–210
single, in unit modifiers, 142, 143
of species in reactions, 272
species numbers, 272
spelling out vs numerals, 160, 203–205
of standards, 276
style overview, 207–210
unit of measure spacing with, 203, 223–224,
271–272
See also Fractions, Numerals, Reference cita
-
tion numbers
Numbers of atoms, subscript use, 263
Numerals
with “a.m.” and “p.m.”, 205
arabic vs roman, 206, 369, 375–378
for artwork labeling, 206, 345, 365
in Boughton system for isotopes, 265–266
in bridged and spiro alicyclic compounds, 236
Numerals—continued
chemical species identification, 206
crystallographic point groups, 269
in dates, 160, 205
decimal point guidelines, 208, 372
designation digits for superatoms, 246,
250–251
ellipses use, 127
en dash use, 125
for equation labeling, 289
expressions used in mathematical sense, 205
hyphenation of prefixes and suffixes, 137,
138
in locants and descriptors, 233, 234, 236,
238t, 240
mathematical use and italic type, 212
as names, 206
numeral and word usage, 203–207
for oxidation numbers, 262–263
in ranges, 125, 204, 209–210, 296
in ratios, 205
for reference labeling, 206, 289, 325
in series, 123, 127, 204, 206–207, 209
for species numbers, 272
spelling out vs numerals, 160, 203–205
See also Numbers, Reference citation
numbers
Numerical roots in element names, 260
“N.Y.”,
CASSI spacing exception, 294
o- vs O-, when to capitalize and italicize, 145
O- vs
O-, when to italicize, 235
O for products separate, 246, 251, 252
Office of Research Integrity, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, 4
Official titles
in bylines, 21
capitalization, 147–148
Oligonucleotides, data sources, 284
Oligosaccharides, representation of, 244
“On the basis of” vs “based on”, 52, 111
Online books, 293
t, 314, 319–320
See also Web-based publications
“Online” designation for citations, 318–319
Online information,
See Electronic source cita-
tion, Internet, Web entries, World Wide
Web sites
Online periodicals, 292
t–293t, 297, 298,
317–319
See also Web-based publications
Online submission of manuscripts,
See Elec-
tronic submission of manuscripts
“Only”, placement effects on meaning, 45
Ontologies
datument as scientific grid component, 99
definition, 98