Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dicarbonate

/daɪˈkɑː(ɹ)bəneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-car-bon-ate
IPA: /daɪˈkɑː(ɹ)bəneɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈkɑː(ɹ)bəneɪt/

Inflected Forms

dicarbonates (plural)

Phrases

dimethyl dicarbonate

Frequently Paired Words

bicarbonate

Questions

How do you pronounce dicarbonate?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈkɑː(ɹ)bəneɪt/.
What does dicarbonate mean?: Any compound containing two carbonate groups per molecule
Where does dicarbonate 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- English carbonate English dicarbonate From di- + carbonate.

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