Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disilyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-i-lyl
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two silyl groups in a compound

noun

The univalent radical SiH₃-SiH₂- derived from disilane

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 silyl English disilyl From di- + silyl.

Inflected Forms

disilyls (plural)

Questions

What does disilyl mean?: Two silyl groups in a compound
Where does disilyl 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 silyl English disilyl From di- + silyl.

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