Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentatelluride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tatel-luride
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound having five telluride ions

Example Sentences

"There is a long-standing confusion concerning the physical origin of the anomalous resistivity peak in transition metal pentatelluride HfTe5."

Etymology

From penta- + telluride.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: penta

Inflected Forms

pentatellurides (plural)

Questions

What does pentatelluride mean?: Any compound having five telluride ions
Where does pentatelluride come from?: From penta- + telluride.

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