Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imino

/ɪˈmiːnəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
imi-no
IPA
/ɪˈmiːnəʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English imin(e) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English imino From imin(e) + -o-.

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Questions

How do you pronounce imino?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmiːnəʊ/.
What does imino mean?
The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.
Where does imino come from?
Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English imin(e) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English imino From imin(e) + -o-.

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