Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diamide

/daɪˈeɪmaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-amide
IPA: /daɪˈeɪmaɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound having two amide groups

noun

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- 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 diamide From di- + amide.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

diamides (plural)

Derived Forms

hexanediamide

Questions

How do you pronounce diamide?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈeɪmaɪd/.
What does diamide mean?: Any compound having two amide groups
Where does diamide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- 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 diamide From di- + amide.

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