Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiroacetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spiroac-etal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any acetal in which the two ether groups are connected by a bridge

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- English acetal English spiroacetal From spiro- + acetal.

Inflected Forms

spiroacetals (plural)

Questions

What does spiroacetal mean?: Any acetal in which the two ether groups are connected by a bridge
Where does spiroacetal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- English acetal English spiroacetal From spiro- + acetal.

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