Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benzenesulfonic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ben-zene-sul-fon-ic acid
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The simplest aromatic sulfonic acid, a colourless deliquescent sheet crystal or white wax solid that is soluble in water and ethanol.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From benzene + sulphonic acid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

benzenesulfonic acids (plural) benzenesulphonic acid (alternative)

Derived Forms

benzenesulfonate benzenesulfonamide

Questions

What does benzenesulfonic acid mean?: The simplest aromatic sulfonic acid, a colourless deliquescent sheet crystal or white wax solid that is soluble in water and ethanol.
Where does benzenesulfonic acid come from?: From benzene + sulphonic acid.

How to pronounce benzenesulfonic acid

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “benzenesulfonic acid”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “benzenesulfonic acid”.
Repeat and practice — Say “benzenesulfonic acid” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.