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PROPENOIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does propenoic acid mean?
• PROPENOIC ACID (noun)
The noun PROPENOIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
Familiarity information: PROPENOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
acrylic acid; propenoic acid
Hypernyms ("propenoic acid" is a kind of...):
carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)
Context examples
A hydrolyzable tannin with a propenoic acid (COOHCH=CH-), and hydroxyl groups at the 3 and 4 positions of the phenyl ring.
(Caffeic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
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