Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyphenylene sulfide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: polyphenylene -sul-fide
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic polymer consisting of aromatic rings linked by sulfides, used in filter fabric for coal boilers, papermaking felts, electrical insulation, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

polyphenylene sulfides (plural) polyphenylenesulfide (alternative) polyphenylenesulphide (alternative) polyphenylene sulphide (alternative)

Synonyms

PPS

Questions

What does polyphenylene sulfide mean?: An organic polymer consisting of aromatic rings linked by sulfides, used in filter fabric for coal boilers, papermaking felts, electrical insulation, etc.

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