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octanoic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tanoic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives

Etymology

From octane + -oic.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

perfluorooctanoic

Questions

What does octanoic mean?
Of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives
Where does octanoic come from?
From octane + -oic.

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