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sesquicarbonate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sesquicar-bon-ate
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.

noun

A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].

Etymology

From sesqui- + carbonate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sesquicarbonates (plural)

Phrases

ammonium sesquicarbonate potassium sesquicarbonate samarium sesquicarbonate sesquicarbonate of ammonia sesquicarbonate of iron sesquicarbonate process sodium sequicarbonate also known as trona

Questions

What does sesquicarbonate mean?
A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.
Where does sesquicarbonate come from?
From sesqui- + carbonate.

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