Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disilicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ili-cide
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any silicide containing two atoms of silicon

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 silicide English disilicide From di- + silicide.

Inflected Forms

disilicides (plural)

Questions

What does disilicide mean?: Any silicide containing two atoms of silicon
Where does disilicide 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 silicide English disilicide From di- + silicide.

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