Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrochrome

/ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: fer-rochrome
IPA: /ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ferrochromium.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The capital raising has been forced by plummeting ferrochrome prices which slumped after Chinese mills cut 55 per cent from the price of the alloy used to make stainless steel."

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English chrome English ferrochrome From ferro- + chrome.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferrochromes (plural)

Synonyms

ferrochromium

Questions

How do you pronounce ferrochrome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/.
What does ferrochrome mean?: Synonym of ferrochromium.
Where does ferrochrome come from?: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English chrome English ferrochrome From ferro- + chrome.

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