adipic acid

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully measures adipic acid crystals in a laboratory.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid: A specific organic compound with the chemical formula C₆H₁₀O₄, characterized as a white, crystalline solid.
   • An industrial chemical intermediate: A carboxylic acid primarily used as a key raw material or precursor in large-scale chemical manufacturing processes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Adipic acid is produced on a large scale for the polymer industry.
  • The synthesis of nylon-6,6 requires adipic acid as one of its two main monomers.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Industrial Context: The term is almost exclusively used in scientific, industrial, and manufacturing contexts related to chemistry and materials science.
  • The plant's primary output is adipic acid for export.

Variants and Related Words

• Hexanedioic acid: The systematic IUPAC name for adipic acid.
• Adipate (noun): The salt or ester derived from adipic acid.
  • Potassium adipate is sometimes used as a food additive.

Synonyms

• Hexanedioic acid: The formal chemical synonym.
• 1,6-Hexanedioic acid: A more descriptive chemical synonym specifying the carbon chain length and acid group positions.

Notes on Meaning

• This term has a single, highly specific meaning in chemistry. It does not have idiomatic uses, phrasal verbs, or common metaphorical meanings outside its technical definition.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hexanedioic acid