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alkanoic acid

alkanoic acid noun: any aliphatic carboxylic acid.

Noun

alkanoic acid (plural alkanoic acids)

  1. Any aliphatic carboxylic acid.

Forms of alkanoic acid

pluralalkanoic acids

Questions about alkanoic acid

What does alkanoic acid mean?
Alkanoic acid means any aliphatic carboxylic acid.
What part of speech is alkanoic acid?
Alkanoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of alkanoic acid?
The plural of alkanoic acid is alkanoic acids.

Words near alkanoic acid in the dictionary

  1. alkanoate
  2. alkanoates
  3. alkanofer
  4. alkanofers
  5. alkanoic
  6. alkanoic acid
  7. alkanoic acids
  8. alkanol
  9. alkanolamine
  10. alkanolamines
  11. alkanols

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