Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethynium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ethyni-um
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cation, protonated acetylene (C₂H₃⁺)

Uncountable

Etymology

From ethyne + -ium.

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Questions

What does ethynium mean?
The cation, protonated acetylene (C₂H₃⁺)
Where does ethynium come from?
From ethyne + -ium.

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