sulphocarbanilide
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A relatively inert compound with chemical formula C₂₆H₁₂N₂S₂, derived from aniline.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Sulphocarbanilide melts at 151 ° C."
- "1911, Encyclopædia Britannica Phenyl mustard oil […] is obtained by boiling sulphocarbanilide with concentrated hydrochloric acid, some triphenylguanidine being formed at the same time."
Etymology
From sulpho- + carbanilide.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: sulpho