Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteronuclear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: het-eronu-cle-ar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

On different rings of a polycyclic organic molecule

adj

Having atoms or nuclei of different type

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English nuclear English heteronuclear From hetero- + nuclear.

Inflected Forms

more heteronuclear (comparative) most heteronuclear (superlative)

Antonyms

homonuclear

Questions

What does heteronuclear mean?: On different rings of a polycyclic organic molecule
Where does heteronuclear come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English nuclear English heteronuclear From hetero- + nuclear.

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