different between systematic vs semisystematic

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) systematick

Etymology

From French systématique, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (sust?matikós), from ??????? (súst?ma) +? -???? (-ikós). Doublet of systemic.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?s.t??mæt.?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. Carried out using a planned, ordered procedure.
2. Methodical, regular and orderly.
3. Of, or relating to taxonomic classification.
4. (proscribed) Of, relating to, or being a system. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

• chaotic
• haphazard
• unsystematic

Derived terms

• systematically
• systematicity
• systematics

Related terms

• systemic

Translations

Adverb

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. (colloquial) systematically

English

Etymology

semi- +? systematic

Adjective

semisystematic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Describing a name, part of which is systematic and part of which is trivial

Usage notes

• As an example - glycerol - the trivial name being glycerine, the systematic name being propan-1,2,3-triol