Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

organosilicon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: organosil-i-con
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing any of a series of derivatives of silicon that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon–silicon bond.

noun

Any compound of this kind.

Etymology

Etymology tree English organo- Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English organosilicon From organo- + silicon.

Inflected Forms

organo-silicon (alternative) organosilicons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

silane silanol silasesquiazane silasesquioxane silasesquithiane silathiane silazane silicone

Questions

What does organosilicon mean?: Describing any of a series of derivatives of silicon that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon–silicon bond.
Where does organosilicon come from?: Etymology tree English organo- Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English organosilicon From organo- + silicon.

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