Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propionaldehyde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-pi-onalde-hyde
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CHO; it is used in the manufacture of plastics etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

propionaldehydes (plural)

Synonyms

propanal

Questions

What does propionaldehyde mean?: The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CHO; it is used in the manufacture of plastics etc.

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