Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trifluoromethanesulfonic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tri-flu-o-romethane-sul-fon-ic acid
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The very strong sulfonic acid CF₃SO₃H that is used in organic synthesis, where it is known as triflic acid

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What does trifluoromethanesulfonic acid mean?
The very strong sulfonic acid CF₃SO₃H that is used in organic synthesis, where it is known as triflic acid

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