Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evernic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ev-er-nic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the lichen genus Evernia, the oakmoss lichens or ring lichens.

Example Sentences

"The silver-salt, AgO, C₁₈H₉O₇, is obtained as a white precipitate, on addition of nitrate of protoxide of silver to everninate of ammonia. If evernic acid be boiled with strong alcohol, containng a few pieces of caustic potassa, until the whole is perfectly dissolved, and carbonic acid be passed into the liquid until the potassa is neutralized, and the liquid be then concentrated, long, brown, prismatic crystals are deposited, after some time (the mother-liquor containing orcin); these may be obtained pure by washing with water, and recrystallization from alcohol."

Etymology

From Evernia + -ic.

Phrases

evernic acid

Questions

What does evernic mean?: Of or pertaining to the lichen genus Evernia, the oakmoss lichens or ring lichens.
Where does evernic come from?: From Evernia + -ic.

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