Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moronic acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ron-ic acid
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A triterpenoid organic acid that is found in Pistacia resin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From morolic acid (the exocyclic hydroxy form), from mora (“tree of genus Mora”), morolic acid having been extracted from the species Mora excelsa.

Usage

Inflected Forms

moronic acids (plural)

Synonyms

ambronic acid

Questions

What does moronic acid mean?
A triterpenoid organic acid that is found in Pistacia resin.
Where does moronic acid come from?
From morolic acid (the exocyclic hydroxy form), from mora (“tree of genus Mora”), morolic acid having been extracted from the species Mora excelsa.

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