Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: buna
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A Torricelli language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

name

Synonym of Mbum (“a language of Cameroon”).

name

A census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States, named after Buna Corley.

name

A river in Albania and Montenegro

Etymology

From butadiene and Na (“chemical symbol for sodium”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bunas (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Buna terms Wiktionary’s coverage of Mbum terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Buna terms Wiktionary’s coverage of Mbum terms

Synonyms

Mbum Bojana buna rubber

Questions

What does buna mean?: Any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.
Where does buna come from?: From butadiene and Na (“chemical symbol for sodium”).

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