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Acids that start with S
12 acids start with S, from “Salicylic acid” to “Sulfurous acid”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
Acids starting with S
- Salicylic acid
- Sebacic acid
- Selenic acid
- Shikimic acid
- Silicic acid
- Squaric acid
- Stearic acid
- Stomach acidalso Gastric acid
- Succinic acid
- Sulfamic acid
- Sulfuric acidalso H2SO4
- Sulfurous acid
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 112 acids (11%).
- Shortest: “Sebacic acid”. Longest: “Sulfurous 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 S?
- 12 of the 112 acids in Icillion start with S, for example Sulfuric acid, Stomach acid and Salicylic acid.
- What is the longest name among acids that start with S?
- The longest is “Sulfurous acid” and the shortest is “Sebacic acid”.
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