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naphthoic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
naph-thoic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to naphthoic acid or its derivatives

Etymology

From naphthalene + -oic.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does naphthoic mean?
Of or pertaining to naphthoic acid or its derivatives
Where does naphthoic come from?
From naphthalene + -oic.

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