Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactaldehyde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lac-talde-hyde
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aldehyde 2-hydroxypropanal produced by reduction of lactic acid

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does lactaldehyde mean?
The aldehyde 2-hydroxypropanal produced by reduction of lactic acid

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