Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphaalkyne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phos-phaalkyne
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic chemical compound with a phosphorus to carbon triple bond (R-C≡P).

Etymology

Etymology tree English phospha- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English -yne English alkyne English phosphaalkyne From phospha- + alkyne.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does phosphaalkyne mean?
An organic chemical compound with a phosphorus to carbon triple bond (R-C≡P).
Where does phosphaalkyne come from?
Etymology tree English phospha- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English -yne English alkyne English phosphaalkyne From phospha- + alkyne.

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