Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desymmetrization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: desym-metriza-tion
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any reaction that results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements, but especially the conversion of a prochiral molecule into a chiral one

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English symmetrization English desymmetrization From de- + symmetrization.

Inflected Forms

desymmetrizations (plural)

Questions

What does desymmetrization mean?: Any reaction that results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements, but especially the conversion of a prochiral molecule into a chiral one
Where does desymmetrization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English symmetrization English desymmetrization From de- + symmetrization.

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