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catenation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cate-na-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of catenating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ability of a few elements, most especially carbon, to yield chains and rings by forming covalent bonds with atoms of the same element.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English catenate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English catenation From catenate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

catenations (plural)

Derived Forms

conjuncatenation decatenation heterocatenation intercatenation precatenation

Phrases

organic chemistry

Frequently Paired Words

organic chemistry

Questions

What does catenation mean?
The act or process of catenating.
Where does catenation come from?
Etymology tree English catenate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English catenation From catenate + -ion.

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