Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naphthoic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naph-thoic acid
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomeric carboxylic acids, analogous to benzoic acid, derived from naphthalene

Inflected Forms

naphthoic acids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

naphthoate

Questions

What does naphthoic acid mean?: Either of two isomeric carboxylic acids, analogous to benzoic acid, derived from naphthalene

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