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methylmalonic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
methyl-malonic acid
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dicarboxylic acid, a C-methylated derivative of malonic acid, HOOCCH(CH3)COOH , that is involved in the Krebs cycle

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What does methylmalonic acid mean?
A dicarboxylic acid, a C-methylated derivative of malonic acid, HOOCCH(CH3)COOH , that is involved in the Krebs cycle
Where does methylmalonic acid come from?
From methyl + malonic acid.

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