Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethyl formate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: ethyl -for-mate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of ester created by combining ethanol and formic acid; occurring naturally in certain plants such as raspberries.

Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, ethyl + formate.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ethyl formates (plural) ethylformate (alternative, proscribed)

Synonyms

ethyl methanoate

Questions

What does ethyl formate mean?: A type of ester created by combining ethanol and formic acid; occurring naturally in certain plants such as raspberries.
Where does ethyl formate come from?: By surface analysis, ethyl + formate.

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