Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptasulphide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-ta-sul-phide
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any sulphide containing two sulphur atoms in each molecule.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- English sulphide English heptasulphide From hepta- + sulphide.

Inflected Forms

heptasulphides (plural) heptasulfide (alternative)

Phrases

rhenium heptasulfide rhenium heptasulphide

Questions

What does heptasulphide mean?: Any sulphide containing two sulphur atoms in each molecule.
Where does heptasulphide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- English sulphide English heptasulphide From hepta- + sulphide.

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