Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meerwein's salt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meer-wein's salt
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, a strong methylating agent.

Etymology

After its discoverer, Hans Meerwein.

Questions

What does meerwein's salt mean?
Trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, a strong methylating agent.
Where does meerwein's salt come from?
After its discoverer, Hans Meerwein.

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