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interhalogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-halo-gen
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving a bond between two halogens, or a compound formed by such a bond.

noun

Any binary compound of two different halogens; an interhalogen compound

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English halogen English interhalogen From inter- + halogen.

Inflected Forms

interhalogens (plural)

Questions

What does interhalogen mean?
Involving a bond between two halogens, or a compound formed by such a bond.
Where does interhalogen come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English halogen English interhalogen From inter- + halogen.

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