Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiraeic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spi-rae-ic acid
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a natural acid, found in the plant genus Spiraea (spirea)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Acetyl and spiraeic acid are the eponymous main ingredients of aspirin."

Etymology

From spiraeic (from the Latin plant name Spiraea (“spirea”) + -ic) + acid.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

salicylic acid

Questions

What does spiraeic acid mean?: a natural acid, found in the plant genus Spiraea (spirea)
Where does spiraeic acid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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