Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carboxymethylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-boxymethy-la-tion
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The introduction of a carboxymethyl group into a compound

Etymology

Etymology tree English carboxymethyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English carboxymethylation From carboxymethyl + -ation.

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Questions

What does carboxymethylation mean?
The introduction of a carboxymethyl group into a compound
Where does carboxymethylation come from?
Etymology tree English carboxymethyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English carboxymethylation From carboxymethyl + -ation.

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