Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naphthalenesulfonate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naph-thale-ne-sul-fonate
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of derivatives of sulfonic acid which contain a naphthalene functional unit.

Etymology

From naphthalene + sulfonate.

Inflected Forms

naphthalenesulfonates (plural) naphthalenesulphonate (alternative)

Synonyms

napsylate

Questions

What does naphthalenesulfonate mean?: Any of a class of derivatives of sulfonic acid which contain a naphthalene functional unit.
Where does naphthalenesulfonate come from?: From naphthalene + sulfonate.

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