Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesoporous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: meso-porous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having pores of a size between 2 and 50 nanometres.

Example Sentences

"A nanobullet comprising of multifunctional Janus nanocomposites (a head of magnetic Fe₃O₄ and a body of mesoporous SiO₂ containing doxorubicin) is reported to be a safe and efﬁcient treatment for liver cancer."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English porous English mesoporous From meso- + porous.

Frequently Paired Words

microporous macroporous

Questions

What does mesoporous mean?: Having pores of a size between 2 and 50 nanometres.
Where does mesoporous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English porous English mesoporous From meso- + porous.

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