Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metal carbonyl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: met-al -car-bonyl
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any complex of a transition metal combined with carbon monoxide; they are typically volatile solids or liquids, soluble on common organic solvents but insoluble in water; they are highly toxic.

Inflected Forms

metal carbonyls (plural)

Questions

What does metal carbonyl mean?: Any complex of a transition metal combined with carbon monoxide; they are typically volatile solids or liquids, soluble on common organic solvents but insoluble in water; they are highly toxic.

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