Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteroradical

/ˌhɛtɜɹəˈɹædɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erorad-i-cal
IPA: /ˌhɛtɜɹəˈɹædɪkəl/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of homonyms that have different roots

noun

An organic radical in which the unpaired electron is on an atom other than carbon

Etymology

From hetero- + radical; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) and Latin radix (“root”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero

Inflected Forms

heteroradicals (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce heteroradical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛtɜɹəˈɹædɪkəl/.
What does heteroradical mean?: Either of a pair of homonyms that have different roots
Where does heteroradical come from?: From hetero- + radical; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) and Latin radix (“root”).

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