Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxypnictide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxyp-nic-tide
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that is both an oxide and a pnictide, especially any of a class of such iron compounds that are semiconductors

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English pnictide English oxypnictide From oxy- + pnictide.

Inflected Forms

oxypnictides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ferropnictide

Questions

What does oxypnictide mean?: Any substance that is both an oxide and a pnictide, especially any of a class of such iron compounds that are semiconductors
Where does oxypnictide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English pnictide English oxypnictide From oxy- + pnictide.

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