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adipic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
adipic acid
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

aminoadipic acid ketoadipic acid

Synonyms

E355 when used as an acidity regulator hexanedioic acid butane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid butanedicarboxylic acid

Questions

What does adipic acid mean?
A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.

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