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phytanic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phy-tan-ic acid
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

phytanoyl

Questions

What does phytanic acid mean?
The fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol

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