How to pronounce“ethanoic”in English
IPA/θænɔɪk/
Syllablese·tha·noic
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For caboxylic acids, you have to identify it's an acid, so you end in acid, that's obvious, but instead of adding '-ylic' you add '-oic'.
As far as I can tell, this is just because ethanoic acid is much more fun to say than ethanylic acid.
Going over that again: alcohol, on an ethane, is ethanol, aldehydes add '-al' giving ethanal, ketones add '-one' pronounced 'eth/an/own', amines, add amine for ethanamine,
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Definitions of “ethanoic”
adjective
Having the group CH₃COO-.
Synonyms:acetic