Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione

/ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌeɪ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.ənˈdaɪ.oʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-an-i-tro-hex-aaza-tri-cy-clodo-de-cane-dione
IPA: /ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌeɪ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.ənˈdaɪ.oʊn/

78

Scrabble Score

37

Letters

12

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hexanitro + hexaaza + tricyclo + dodecane + dione

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

HHTDD (abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane

Questions

How do you pronounce hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛk.səˌnaɪ.troʊ ˌhɛk.səˌeɪ.zəˌtraɪ.saɪ.kləʊ ˌdoʊ.dɛk.ənˈdaɪ.oʊn/.
What does hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione mean?: A very powerful but extremely unstable experimental explosive compound that is only studied in labs and has no practical use.
Where does hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione come from?: From hexanitro + hexaaza + tricyclo + dodecane + dione

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