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ferrocarbon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ro-car-bon
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of steel with a very high concentration of carbon (approximately 10%).

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English ferrocarbon From ferro- + carbon.

Inflected Forms

ferrocarbons (plural)

Phrases

ferrocarbon titanium

Questions

What does ferrocarbon mean?
A form of steel with a very high concentration of carbon (approximately 10%).
Where does ferrocarbon come from?
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English ferrocarbon From ferro- + carbon.

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