Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-a-la-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English metalation From metal + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

metalations (plural) metallation (alternative)

Derived Forms

cyclometalation demetalation hydrometalation

Questions

What does metalation mean?: Any chemical reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by one of a metal
Where does metalation come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English metalation From metal + -ation.

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