Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysulfone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: poly-sul-fone
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a several classes of thermoplastic polymers whose repeat units contain a sulfone

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

polysulfones (plural) polysulphone (alternative)

Phrases

polysulfone resin

Frequently Paired Words

polyethersulfone

Questions

What does polysulfone mean?: Any of a several classes of thermoplastic polymers whose repeat units contain a sulfone
Where does polysulfone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English sulfone English polysulfone From poly- + sulfone.

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