Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carboxyethyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-boxyethyl
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical -CH₂-CH₂-COOH derived from propanoic acid

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does carboxyethyl mean?
The univalent radical -CH₂-CH₂-COOH derived from propanoic acid

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