Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydroxamate

/haɪˈdɹɑksəˌmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-drox-a-m-ate
IPA: /haɪˈdɹɑksəˌmeɪt/

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydroxylamine compound containing a CONOH group, often serving as chelating agents.

Example Sentences

"In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /haɪˈdɹɑksəˌmeɪt/
British English: /haɪˈdɹɒksəˌmeɪt/

Inflected Forms

hydroxamates (plural)

Derived Forms

monohydroxamate

Questions

How do you pronounce hydroxamate?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈdɹɑksəˌmeɪt/.
What does hydroxamate mean?: A hydroxylamine compound containing a CONOH group, often serving as chelating agents.

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