Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydron

/hˈaɪdɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dron
IPA: /hˈaɪdɹən/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any hydrogen cation, e.g. a proton (¹H⁺)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -on English hydron From hydro- + -on.

Inflected Forms

hydrons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

proton deuteron triton

Questions

How do you pronounce hydron?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaɪdɹən/.
What does hydron mean?: any hydrogen cation, e.g. a proton (¹H⁺)
Where does hydron come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -on English hydron From hydro- + -on.

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