Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perchlorobenzoic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-chloroben-zoic acid
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.

Uncountable

noun

Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.

Uncountable

Etymology

From per- + chloro- + benzoic acid.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does perchlorobenzoic acid mean?: The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
Where does perchlorobenzoic acid come from?: From per- + chloro- + benzoic acid.

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