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methanesulfonic acid

methanesulfonic acid noun: the simplest organic sulfonic acid CH₃SO₂OH.

Noun

methanesulfonic acid (plural methanesulfonic acids)

  1. The simplest organic sulfonic acid CH₃SO₂OH

Forms of methanesulfonic acid

pluralmethanesulfonic acids

Origin of methanesulfonic acid

From methane + sulfonic acid.

Questions about methanesulfonic acid

What does methanesulfonic acid mean?
Methanesulfonic acid means the simplest organic sulfonic acid CH₃SO₂OH.
What part of speech is methanesulfonic acid?
Methanesulfonic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of methanesulfonic acid?
The plural of methanesulfonic acid is methanesulfonic acids.

Words near methanesulfonic acid in the dictionary

  1. methanes
  2. methanesulfonamide
  3. methanesulfonate
  4. methanesulfonated
  5. methanesulfonates
  6. methanesulfonic acid
  7. methanesulfonic acids
  8. methanesulphonate
  9. methanesulphonates
  10. methanesulphonic acid
  11. methanesulphonic acids

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