Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxofluoride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ox-oflu-o-ride
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oxohalide in which the halide is fluoride

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- English fluoride English oxofluoride From oxo- + fluoride.

Inflected Forms

oxofluorides (plural)

Questions

What does oxofluoride mean?: Any oxohalide in which the halide is fluoride
Where does oxofluoride come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- English fluoride English oxofluoride From oxo- + fluoride.

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