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heptanoic acid

heptanoic acid noun: the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid.

Noun

heptanoic acid (uncountable)

  1. the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid

Origin of heptanoic acid

From hept- + -ane + -oic.

Questions about heptanoic acid

What does heptanoic acid mean?
Heptanoic acid means the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid.
What part of speech is heptanoic acid?
Heptanoic acid is a noun.

Words near heptanoic acid in the dictionary

  1. heptanitrides
  2. heptanitrocubane
  3. heptanoate
  4. heptanoates
  5. heptanoic
  6. heptanoic acid
  7. heptanoid
  8. heptanoids
  9. heptanol
  10. heptanols
  11. heptanone

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