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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
bi-lay-er
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English bilayer From bi- + layer.

Inflected Forms

bilayers (plural)

Derived Forms

bicelle bilayerlike interbilayer multibilayer nanobilayer nonbilayer transbilayer

Phrases

two dimensional bilayer ice I

Questions

What does bilayer mean?
Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules
Where does bilayer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English bilayer From bi- + layer.

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