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endosulfan

/ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
en-do-sul-fan
IPA
/ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English sulfon(ic acid) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfonamide English sulfa- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English endosulfan From endo- + sulfa- + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

endosulfans (plural) endosulphan (alternative, UK)

Questions

How do you pronounce endosulfan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/.
What does endosulfan mean?
A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
Where does endosulfan come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English sulfon(ic acid) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfonamide English sulfa- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English endosulfan From endo- + sulfa- + -an.

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