Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trifluoroacetic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: tri-flu-o-roacetic acid
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a strong carboxylic acid used frequently in organic synthesis and as a buffer in liquid chromatography, with the molecular formula C₂HF₃O₂.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

TFA trifluoroethanoic acid perfluoroacetic acid

Questions

What does trifluoroacetic acid mean?: a strong carboxylic acid used frequently in organic synthesis and as a buffer in liquid chromatography, with the molecular formula C₂HF₃O₂.

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