Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyquaternium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyquater-ni-um
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups; they act as surfactants in shampoos and various hair products

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

polyquaterniums (plural)

Synonyms

polyquat

Questions

What does polyquaternium mean?: Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups; they act as surfactants in shampoos and various hair products
Where does polyquaternium come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English quaternium English polyquaternium From poly- + quaternium.

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