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dichloride

/daɪˈklɔːɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
dichlo-ride
IPA
/daɪˈklɔːɹaɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical

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 chloride English dichloride From di- + chloride.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪˈklɔːɹaɪd/

Inflected Forms

dichlorides (plural)

Phrases

cobalt dichloride copper dichloride dimercury dichloride indium dichloride lead dichloride manganese dichloride manganous dichloride mercury dichloride

Synonyms

bichloride

Questions

How do you pronounce dichloride?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈklɔːɹaɪd/.
What does dichloride mean?
any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical
Where does dichloride 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 chloride English dichloride From di- + chloride.

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