Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbowax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-bowax
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solution of polyethylene glycol

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The amount of nitrogen in these enzyme extracts increased at first with increasing carbowax concentration in the extracting medium to reach a maximum at the carbowax concentration of 5 gm per 100 ml."

Etymology

From a trademark.

Usage

Inflected Forms

carbowaxes (plural)

Questions

What does carbowax mean?: A solution of polyethylene glycol
Where does carbowax come from?: From a trademark.

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