Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naphthalenediamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naph-thalene-di-amine
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several isomeric diamino derivatives of naphthalene

Example Sentences

"The mixture was reacted with a Griess solution (4% sulfanilamide in 0.3% naphthalenediamine dichloride, NED) for 15 min."

Etymology

From naphthalene + diamine.

Inflected Forms

naphthalenediamines (plural)

Questions

What does naphthalenediamine mean?: Any of several isomeric diamino derivatives of naphthalene
Where does naphthalenediamine come from?: From naphthalene + diamine.

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