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thiophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thio-philic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an affinity with ligands that contain sulfur

Etymology

From thio- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more thiophilic (comparative) most thiophilic (superlative)

Questions

What does thiophilic mean?
Having an affinity with ligands that contain sulfur
Where does thiophilic come from?
From thio- + -philic.

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