Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periselectivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peris-e-lec-tiv-i-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English selectivity English periselectivity From peri- + selectivity.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

periselectivities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

periselective

Questions

What does periselectivity mean?: The preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction.
Where does periselectivity come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English selectivity English periselectivity From peri- + selectivity.

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