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Acids that start with C
The full list of acids starting with C: 12 names, taken from the 112 answers to “Name an acid” in Icillion.
All 12 acids that start with C
- Caffeic acid
- Carbonic acidalso H2CO3
- Carborane acid
- Caro's acidalso Peroxymonosulfuric acid
- Chloric acid
- Chloroacetic acid
- Chlorogenic acid
- Chlorous acid
- Chromic acid
- Cinnamic acid
- Citric acid
- Clavulanic acid
About this list
- C is the most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 112 acids (11%).
- Shortest: “Caro's acid”. Longest: “Chloroacetic acid”.
- 12 names have more than one word.
- 2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many acids start with C?
- 12 of the 112 acids in Icillion start with C, for example Citric acid, Carbonic acid and Chromic acid.
- What is the longest name among acids that start with C?
- The longest is “Chloroacetic acid” and the shortest is “Caro's acid”.
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