Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meconic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mecon-ic acid
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dicarboxylic acid related to pyrone found in certain poppies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meconic acid constitutes about 5% of opium."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

pyromeconic acid

Frequently Paired Words

meconate

Synonyms

acidum meconicum poppy acid

Questions

What does meconic acid mean?: A dicarboxylic acid related to pyrone found in certain poppies.

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