Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maleimide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: maleimide
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its derivatives; they have a number of industrial applications

Etymology

Blend of maleic + imide.

Inflected Forms

maleimides (plural)

Derived Forms

bisindolylmaleimide ethylmaleimide maleimidyl

Questions

What does maleimide mean?: The internal imide of maleic acid, or any of its derivatives; they have a number of industrial applications
Where does maleimide come from?: Blend of maleic + imide.

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