Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercalant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-calant
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any molecule that intercalates, or is inserted, between two others

Etymology

Borrowed from French intercalant, from Latin intercalantem, accusative of intercalans.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: intercalant

Inflected Forms

intercalants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

intercalation

Questions

What does intercalant mean?: Any molecule that intercalates, or is inserted, between two others
Where does intercalant come from?: It is traced to French.

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