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methanium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metha-ni-um
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the carbocation, CH₅⁺, derived by the hydrogenation of methane

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English methane Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English methanium From methane + -ium.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

methonium

Questions

What does methanium mean?
the carbocation, CH₅⁺, derived by the hydrogenation of methane
Where does methanium come from?
Etymology tree English methane Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English methanium From methane + -ium.

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