alkanoic acid
noun
al·ka·no·ic acid
¦alkə¦nōik-
: an aliphatic acid (such as hexanoic acid) regarded as derived from an alkane and containing the same number of carbon atoms as the alkane
Word History
Etymology
alkane + -oic
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
- premeditations
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- premeet
- premeiotic
- premelting
- premen
- premenopausal
- premenopause
- premenstrual
- premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- premenstrual syndrome
- premenstrual tension
- premenstrually
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- prementum
- premerger
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- premetallic
- premetallized
- premetaphase
- premia
- premiate