Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphosilicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phos-pho-sil-i-cate
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixed salt containing phosphate and silicate

Example Sentences

"In addition, prophylaxis paste containing 15% calcium sodium phosphosilicate was favored over the negative control at reducing post-periodontal therapy hypersensitivity, with the level of evidence categorized as “low”."

Etymology

From phospho- + silicate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phospho

Inflected Forms

phosphosilicates (plural)

Questions

What does phosphosilicate mean?: A mixed salt containing phosphate and silicate
Where does phosphosilicate come from?: From phospho- + silicate.

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