Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane

/ˌhɛksəˌnaɪtroʊˌhɛksəˌɑːzəˌaɪsoʊˈwɜːrtsɪteɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-an-i-tro-hex-aaza-isowurtz-i-tane
IPA: /ˌhɛksəˌnaɪtroʊˌhɛksəˌɑːzəˌaɪsoʊˈwɜːrtsɪteɪn/

70

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

9

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly energetic nitramine organic compound, C₆H₆N₁₂O₁₂, regarded as one of the most powerful nonnuclear explosives.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hexa- + nitro- + hexaazaisowurtzitane

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

HNIW (abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛksəˌnaɪtroʊˌhɛksəˌɑːzəˌaɪsoʊˈwɜːrtsɪteɪn/.
What does hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane mean?: A highly energetic nitramine organic compound, C₆H₆N₁₂O₁₂, regarded as one of the most powerful nonnuclear explosives.
Where does hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane come from?: From hexa- + nitro- + hexaazaisowurtzitane

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