Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelletierin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pel-letierin
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pelletierine.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

By the same process of eponymy as explained at pelletierine except for the -in/-ine difference (which recurs in chemical nomenclature); the French word was borrowed into English, German, and others immediately after its coinage, in a manner typical of international scientific vocabulary.

Usage

Questions

What does pelletierin mean?
Alternative form of pelletierine.
Where does pelletierin come from?
By the same process of eponymy as explained at pelletierine except for the -in/-ine difference (which recurs in chemical nomenclature); the French word was borrowed into English, German, and others immediately after its coinage, in a manner typical of international scientific vocabulary.

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