Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kolbe reaction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: kol-be re-ac-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids

Etymology

For German chemist Hermann Kolbe

Inflected Forms

Kolbe reactions (plural)

Phrases

Kolbe-Schmitt reaction Kolbe nitrile synthesis

Frequently Paired Words

Kolbe-Schmitt reaction Kolbe nitrile synthesis

Questions

What does kolbe reaction mean?: An electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids
Where does kolbe reaction come from?: For German chemist Hermann Kolbe

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