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itatartaric acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
itatar-tar-ic acid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acid, C₅H₈O₅, which is a metabolic product of an ultraviolet-induced mutant of Aspergillus terreus.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ita- + tartaric acid, because the acid is formed by the oxidation of itaconic acid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

itatartaric acids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

itatartrate

Questions

What does itatartaric acid mean?
An acid, C₅H₈O₅, which is a metabolic product of an ultraviolet-induced mutant of Aspergillus terreus.
Where does itatartaric acid come from?
From ita- + tartaric acid, because the acid is formed by the oxidation of itaconic acid.

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