Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biradical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-rad-i-cal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any molecule having two independent radical centres

noun

A word or root in a Semitic language which consists of two consonants in its root formula.

adj

which consists of two consonants in its root formula.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English radical English biradical From bi- + radical.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Inflected Forms

biradicals (plural)

Derived Forms

biradicaloid

Questions

What does biradical mean?: any molecule having two independent radical centres
Where does biradical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English radical English biradical From bi- + radical.

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