Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinyl acetate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: vinyl ac-etate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monomer (CH₃COOCH=CH₂) prepared by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen and a palladium catalyst. Abbreviations: VAM (vinyl acetate monomer), VyAc

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

ethylene-vinyl acetate vinyl acetate-maleic anhydride copolymer

Synonyms

1-acetoxyethylene acetic acid ethenyl ester acetoxyethene zeset T

Questions

What does vinyl acetate mean?: A monomer (CH₃COOCH=CH₂) prepared by reacting ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen and a palladium catalyst. Abbreviations: VAM (vinyl acetate monomer), VyAc

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