Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etidronic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: etidron-ic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of or derived from a bisphosphonate compound combined with an ethyl group, especially etidronic acid.

Example Sentences

"In recent years, new topologies of uranyl peroxide cage clusters have been achieved using carboxyphosphonate and etidronic ligands."

Etymology

ethyl + -dronate + -ic

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ethyl

Inflected Forms

more etidronic (comparative) most etidronic (superlative)

Derived Forms

etidronate

Questions

What does etidronic mean?: Composed of or derived from a bisphosphonate compound combined with an ethyl group, especially etidronic acid.
Where does etidronic come from?: ethyl + -dronate + -ic

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