Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methanoic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methanoic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; having the group HCOO-.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English -oic English methanoic From methane + -oic.

Derived Forms

methanoate

Phrases

methanoic acid methanoic anhydride methano-

Frequently Paired Words

methane methano- methyl

Synonyms

formic

Questions

What does methanoic mean?: Of or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; having the group HCOO-.
Where does methanoic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English -oic English methanoic From methane + -oic.

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