Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterometal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-eromet-al
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a complex containing two (or more) different metals

noun

A second metal added to a moiety to produce such a complex

Etymology

From hetero- + metal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero

Inflected Forms

heterometals (plural)

Questions

What does heterometal mean?: Describing a complex containing two (or more) different metals
Where does heterometal come from?: From hetero- + metal.

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