phosphotungstic
/ˌfɑsfoʊˈtʌŋstɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to phosphotungstic acid or its derivatives.
Example Sentences
- "An attempt has been made to select the most accurate analytical methods and by their application to a series of normal and pathological cases to throw light on[…]the value of the phosphotungstic and tryptophan tests for diagnosis of cancer."
- "Serum albumin was dissolved in distilled water containing quantities of albumin varying from 0.5 to 7 gm. per liter. Duplicate sets of tubes were then treated with the Esbach and phosphotungstic reagents, and after twenty-four hours the results were compared with gravimetric findings."
- "The cortex from various regions, stained with Haematoxylin and eosin, phosphotungstic haematoxylin, and Cresyl-violet."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English tungstic English phosphotungstic From phospho- + tungstic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌfɑsfoʊˈtʌŋstɪk/
- British English: /ˌfɒsfəʊˈtʌŋstɪk/