Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disulfite

/daɪˈsʌlfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: disul-fite
IPA: /daɪˈsʌlfaɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The divalent anion S₂O₅²⁻, or any salt containing this anion

noun

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 sulfite English disulfite From di- + sulfite.

Inflected Forms

disulfites (plural) disulphite (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce disulfite?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈsʌlfaɪt/.
What does disulfite mean?: The divalent anion S₂O₅²⁻, or any salt containing this anion
Where does disulfite 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 sulfite English disulfite From di- + sulfite.

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