Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrocarbonate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-car-bon-ate
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any ester of the hypothetical pyrocarbonic acid, having general formula R-O-CO-O-CO-O-R

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English carbonate English pyrocarbonate From pyro- + carbonate.

Inflected Forms

pyrocarbonates (plural)

Derived Forms

diethylpyrocarbonate

Questions

What does pyrocarbonate mean?: Any ester of the hypothetical pyrocarbonic acid, having general formula R-O-CO-O-CO-O-R
Where does pyrocarbonate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English carbonate English pyrocarbonate From pyro- + carbonate.

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