Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterometallic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erometal-lic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing any compound in which one or more atoms are replaced by those of a (different) metal

Etymology

From hetero- + metallic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero

Inflected Forms

more heterometallic (comparative) most heterometallic (superlative)

Questions

What does heterometallic mean?: Describing any compound in which one or more atoms are replaced by those of a (different) metal
Where does heterometallic come from?: From hetero- + metallic.

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