Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thiocyanate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
thio-cyanate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN⁻¹ anion

Etymology

From thiocyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

thiocyanates (plural)

Derived Forms

ferrithiocyanate ferrothiocyanate trithiocyanate

Phrases

barium thiocyanate

Frequently Paired Words

isothiocyanate

Questions

What does thiocyanate mean?
any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN⁻¹ anion
Where does thiocyanate come from?
From thiocyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

How to pronounce thiocyanate

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