Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naphthalimide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naph-thal-im-ide
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any imide of a naphthalic acid

Example Sentences

"There are four main inhibitor platforms ( Figure 6 ), one consisting of a water-soluble phenanthridinone backbone (PJ34), and the second is a naphthalimide derivative that is more nonpolar (NAP)."

Inflected Forms

naphthalimides (plural)

Questions

What does naphthalimide mean?: Any imide of a naphthalic acid

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