Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxometallate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ox-omet-al-late
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any metallate containing oxygen as ligand

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 metallate English oxometallate From oxo- + metallate.

Inflected Forms

oxometallates (plural) oxometalate (alternative)

Phrases

And many others

Frequently Paired Words

chromate permanganate vanadate And many others

Questions

What does oxometallate mean?: Any metallate containing oxygen as ligand
Where does oxometallate 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 metallate English oxometallate From oxo- + metallate.

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