Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirhenium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dirhe-ni-um
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two atoms of rhenium in a compound.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English rhenium English dirhenium From di- + rhenium.

Usage

Questions

What does dirhenium mean?
Two atoms of rhenium in a compound.
Where does dirhenium come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English rhenium English dirhenium From di- + rhenium.

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