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mercaptopropionic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-cap-to-pro-pi-onic
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to mercaptopropionic acid or its derivatives

Etymology

From mercapto- + propionic.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does mercaptopropionic mean?
Of or pertaining to mercaptopropionic acid or its derivatives
Where does mercaptopropionic come from?
From mercapto- + propionic.

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