Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multidentate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-den-tate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having many teeth

adj

Having multiple points at which it is attached to a central atom

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English dentate English multidentate From multi- + dentate.

Inflected Forms

more multidentate (comparative) most multidentate (superlative)

Phrases

multidentate ligand

Questions

What does multidentate mean?: Having many teeth
Where does multidentate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English dentate English multidentate From multi- + dentate.

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