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dihalide

/daɪˈheɪlaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-halide
IPA
/daɪˈheɪlaɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).

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 halide English dihalide From di- + halide.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪˈheɪlaɪd/

Inflected Forms

dihalides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

halide pseudohalide

Questions

How do you pronounce dihalide?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈheɪlaɪd/.
What does dihalide mean?
A two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).
Where does dihalide 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 halide English dihalide From di- + halide.

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