Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetracarbonyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetracar-bonyl
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound having four carbonyl groups.

Example Sentences

"He had clays and gels of silicate. He had silicone putties. He had slushy ferric salts succumbing to their own deliquescence. Ambivalent acetylacetonates and tetracarbonyls with low melting points."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl English tetracarbonyl From tetra- + carbonyl.

Inflected Forms

tetracarbonyls (plural)

Phrases

cobalt tetracarbonyl iron tetracarbonyl nickel tetracarbonyl

Questions

What does tetracarbonyl mean?: Any compound having four carbonyl groups.
Where does tetracarbonyl come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl English tetracarbonyl From tetra- + carbonyl.

How to pronounce tetracarbonyl

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “tetracarbonyl”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “tetracarbonyl”.
Repeat and practice — Say “tetracarbonyl” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.