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mercaptopropionic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-cap-to-pro-pi-onic acid
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The thiol-substituted carboxylic acid HS-CH₂-CH₂-CO₂H which is used to produce hydrophilic monolayers and stabilize PVC

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What does mercaptopropionic acid mean?
The thiol-substituted carboxylic acid HS-CH₂-CH₂-CO₂H which is used to produce hydrophilic monolayers and stabilize PVC

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