Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanadosilicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vana-dosil-i-cate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical compound that is a variation of a silicate where some silicon atoms are replaced by vanadium.

Example Sentences

"The spectroscopic characteristics of the vanadium species in our vanadosilicates are to some extent similar to those of vanadium grafted on silica. However, we see no reasons why large differences would be expected."
"Synthesis of vanadosilicates The samples were synthesized by conventional hydrothermal techniques utilising tetraethyl orthosilicate as the silica source and vanadyl sulfate as the vanadium source."

Etymology

From vanado- + silicate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: vanado

Inflected Forms

vanadosilicates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

arsenosilicate

Questions

What does vanadosilicate mean?: A chemical compound that is a variation of a silicate where some silicon atoms are replaced by vanadium.
Where does vanadosilicate come from?: From vanado- + silicate.

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