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oxidane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ox-i-dane
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English oxidane From oxide + -ane (“binary hydrogen compound”).

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

oxonium

Synonyms

water

Questions

What does oxidane mean?
An IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O.
Where does oxidane come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English oxidane From oxide + -ane (“binary hydrogen compound”).

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