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carbophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-bophilic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule (especially an unsaturated one)

Etymology

From carbo- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more carbophilic (comparative) most carbophilic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

carbophobic carbophobe carbophobia

Questions

What does carbophilic mean?
Having an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule (especially an unsaturated one)
Where does carbophilic come from?
From carbo- + -philic.

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