Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maleic anhydride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
male-ic an-hy-dride
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cyclic acid anhydride of maleic acid

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Usage

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What does maleic anhydride mean?
The cyclic acid anhydride of maleic acid

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