Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudopericyclic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-doper-i-cyclic
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English pericyclic English pseudopericyclic From pseudo- + pericyclic.

Questions

What does pseudopericyclic mean?
Describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles
Where does pseudopericyclic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English pericyclic English pseudopericyclic From pseudo- + pericyclic.

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