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naphthenic acid

naphthenic acid noun: any carboxylic acid derived from a naphthene.

Noun

naphthenic acid (plural naphthenic acids)

  1. any carboxylic acid derived from a naphthene

Forms of naphthenic acid

pluralnaphthenic acids

Origin of naphthenic acid

From naphthene + -ic + acid.

Words formed from naphthenic acid

Questions about naphthenic acid

What does naphthenic acid mean?
Naphthenic acid means any carboxylic acid derived from a naphthene.
What part of speech is naphthenic acid?
Naphthenic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthenic acid?
The plural of naphthenic acid is naphthenic acids.

Words near naphthenic acid in the dictionary

  1. naphthenate
  2. naphthenates
  3. naphthene
  4. naphthenes
  5. naphthenic
  6. naphthenic acid
  7. naphthenic acids
  8. naphthenoaromatic
  9. naphthenoid
  10. naphthenoids
  11. naphthgeranine

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