Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electrofuge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elec-trofuge
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leaving group that does not carry away the bonding electron pair

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English -fuge English electrofuge From electro- + -fuge.

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What does electrofuge mean?
A leaving group that does not carry away the bonding electron pair
Where does electrofuge come from?
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English -fuge English electrofuge From electro- + -fuge.

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