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hopcalite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hop-calite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various mixtures of mainly oxides of copper and manganese, used as catalysts for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide when exposed to the oxygen in the air at room temperature.

Etymology

Trade name, from the names of Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, where the research was carried out, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hopcalites (plural)

Questions

What does hopcalite mean?
Any of various mixtures of mainly oxides of copper and manganese, used as catalysts for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide when exposed to the oxygen in the air at room temperature.
Where does hopcalite come from?
Trade name, from the names of Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, where the research was carried out, + -ite.

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