Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphotungstovanadic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phos-pho-tungsto-vanadic acid
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various heteropoly acids composed of phosphorus, tungsten, vanadium, and oxygen.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Vanadium (V) in an acid solution forms the yellow phosphotungstovanadic acid upon the addition of phosphoric acid and sodium tungstate."
"Separation of Cesium and Rubidium by means of Phosphotungstovanadic Acid."

Etymology

From phospho- + tungsto- + vanadic + acid.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does phosphotungstovanadic acid mean?: Any of various heteropoly acids composed of phosphorus, tungsten, vanadium, and oxygen.
Where does phosphotungstovanadic acid come from?: From phospho- + tungsto- + vanadic + acid.

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