Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aluminide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alu-minide
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium English -ide English aluminide From aluminium + -ide.

Inflected Forms

aluminides (plural)

Phrases

columbium aluminide copper aluminide ferric aluminide iron aluminide magnesium aluminide nickel aluminide niobium aluminide platinum aluminide

Questions

What does aluminide mean?: Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
Where does aluminide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium English -ide English aluminide From aluminium + -ide.

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