Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dealuminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dea-lu-mi-nate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To chemically remove alumina or aluminates from a material.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English alumina Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dealuminate From de- + alumina + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

dealuminates (present, singular) dealuminating (participle, present) dealuminated (participle, past) dealuminated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dealumination

Questions

What does dealuminate mean?: To chemically remove alumina or aluminates from a material.
Where does dealuminate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English alumina Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dealuminate From de- + alumina + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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