Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homonuclear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: homonu-cle-ar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope.

adj

Taking place within the same ring of a compound.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English nuclear English homonuclear From homo- + nuclear.

Antonyms

heteronuclear

Questions

What does homonuclear mean?: Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope.
Where does homonuclear come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English nuclear English homonuclear From homo- + nuclear.

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