Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halocarbon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: halo-car-bon
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English halocarbon From halo- + carbon.

Inflected Forms

halocarbons (plural)

Questions

What does halocarbon mean?: any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)
Where does halocarbon come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English halocarbon From halo- + carbon.

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