Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disiloxane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ilox-ane
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any siloxane having two -Si-O- groups

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 siloxane English disiloxane From di- + siloxane.

Inflected Forms

disiloxanes (plural)

Questions

What does disiloxane mean?: Any siloxane having two -Si-O- groups
Where does disiloxane 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 siloxane English disiloxane From di- + siloxane.

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