Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laevulinic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lae-vulin-ic acid
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aliphatic ketonic carboxylic acid 4-oxopentanoic acid that is used in the preparation of certain polymers

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

levulinic acid (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

laevulinate

Questions

What does laevulinic acid mean?: The aliphatic ketonic carboxylic acid 4-oxopentanoic acid that is used in the preparation of certain polymers

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