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methanoic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
methanoic acid
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes.

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Usage

Synonyms

E236 formic acid

Questions

What does methanoic acid mean?
The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes.

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