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ethionic acid

ethionic acid noun: the unstable sulfonic acid 2-sulfooxyethanesulfonic acid.

Noun

ethionic acid (uncountable)

  1. The unstable sulfonic acid 2-sulfooxyethanesulfonic acid

Origin of ethionic acid

Blend of ethyl + thionic + acid

Words formed from ethionic acid

Questions about ethionic acid

What does ethionic acid mean?
Ethionic acid means the unstable sulfonic acid 2-sulfooxyethanesulfonic acid.
What part of speech is ethionic acid?
Ethionic acid is a noun.

Words near ethionic acid in the dictionary

  1. ethiology
  2. ethion
  3. ethionamide
  4. ethionamides
  5. ethionic
  6. ethionic acid
  7. ethionine
  8. ethionines
  9. Ethiop
  10. ethiopathogenesis
  11. ethiopathogenetic

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