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deuteroxide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deuterox-ide
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydroxide in which the normal hydrogen atom is replaced by one of deuterium.

Etymology

From deutero- + oxide.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deuteroxides (plural)

Questions

What does deuteroxide mean?
A hydroxide in which the normal hydrogen atom is replaced by one of deuterium.
Where does deuteroxide come from?
From deutero- + oxide.

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