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helide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-lide
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A binary compound of helium and another element.

Etymology

From helium + -ide.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

helides (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrohelide

Phrases

disodium helide

Frequently Paired Words

hela helate helido helium hely

Questions

What does helide mean?
A binary compound of helium and another element.
Where does helide come from?
From helium + -ide.

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