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isobutyric acid

isobutyric acid noun: 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH₃)₂CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil.

Noun

isobutyric acid (uncountable)

  1. 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH₃)₂CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil.

Questions about isobutyric acid

What does isobutyric acid mean?
Isobutyric acid means 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH₃)₂CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil.
What part of speech is isobutyric acid?
Isobutyric acid is a noun.

Words near isobutyric acid in the dictionary

  1. isobutyls
  2. isobutyraldehyde
  3. isobutyrate
  4. isobutyrates
  5. isobutyric
  6. isobutyric acid
  7. isobutyronitrile
  8. isobutyronitriles
  9. isocage
  10. isocages
  11. isocaloric

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