Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iupac

/ˈaɪjuːpæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: iu-pac
IPA: /ˈaɪjuːpæk/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that establishes official names of chemical elements and compounds.

Example Sentences

"Following a 5-month period of public review, the names earlier proposed by the discoverers have been approved by the IUPAC Bureau."

Questions

How do you pronounce iupac?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪjuːpæk/.
What does iupac mean?: Acronym of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that establishes official names of chemical elements and compounds.

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