Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disilicon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-il-i-con
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two silicon 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- Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English disilicon From di- + silicon.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does disilicon mean?: Two silicon atoms in a compound
Where does disilicon 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- Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English disilicon From di- + silicon.

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