Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bisphenol s

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: bisphe-nol s
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But over the past decade, BPA has largely been phased out and replaced with a different chemical, bisphenol S, or BPS."

Etymology

From bis- + phenol.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

BPS (abbreviation)

Questions

What does bisphenol s mean?: An industrial chemical compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂SO₂, commonly used in curing fast-drying epoxy resin adhesives.
Where does bisphenol s come from?: From bis- + phenol.

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