Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyphenylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: polypheny-lene
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English phenylene English polyphenylene From poly- + phenylene.

Inflected Forms

polyphenylenes (plural)

Phrases

polyphenylene sulfide polyphenylene sulphide polyphenylene vinylene

Questions

What does polyphenylene mean?: Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide
Where does polyphenylene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English phenylene English polyphenylene From poly- + phenylene.

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