Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dicyanide

/daɪˈsaɪənaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-cyanide
IPA: /daɪˈsaɪənaɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing two cyanide ions or groups

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 cyanide English dicyanide From di- + cyanide.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈsaɪənaɪd/

Inflected Forms

dicyanides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dicyano

Questions

How do you pronounce dicyanide?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈsaɪənaɪd/.
What does dicyanide mean?: Any compound containing two cyanide ions or groups
Where does dicyanide 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 cyanide English dicyanide From di- + cyanide.

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