Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selena-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: se-le-na-
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

indicating that selenium substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.

Derived Forms

selenazole

Frequently Paired Words

fluora- chlora- broma- ioda- oxa- thia- tellura- aza-

Questions

What does selena- mean?: indicating that selenium substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.

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