Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propanoic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: propanoic acid
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.

Uncountable

noun

The short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃CH₂COOH, used as a preservative, and in the manufacture of many chemical compounds.

Uncountable

Etymology

An IUPAC systematic name for the chemical originally named propionic acid. The prop- prefix is derived from propionic.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

propanoate

Phrases

iopanoic acid

Frequently Paired Words

propionate

Synonyms

E280 when used as a preservative propionic acid

Questions

What does propanoic acid mean?: A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.
Where does propanoic acid come from?: An IUPAC systematic name for the chemical originally named propionic acid. The prop- prefix is derived from propionic.

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