Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diselenium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-e-le-ni-um
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two selenium atoms 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 selenium English diselenium From di- + selenium.

Usage

Questions

What does diselenium mean?
Two selenium atoms in a compound
Where does diselenium 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 selenium English diselenium From di- + selenium.

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