Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxohalide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ox-o-halide
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several anions or complexes that contain both an oxide and a halide group

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 halide English oxohalide From oxo- + halide.

Inflected Forms

oxohalides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oxobromide oxochloride oxofluoride oxoiodide

Questions

What does oxohalide mean?: Any of several anions or complexes that contain both an oxide and a halide group
Where does oxohalide 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 halide English oxohalide From oxo- + halide.

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