Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxoacid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxoacid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of oxyacid.

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 oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English oxoacid From oxo- + acid.

Inflected Forms

oxoacids (plural)

Questions

What does oxoacid mean?: Alternative form of oxyacid.
Where does oxoacid 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 oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English oxoacid From oxo- + acid.

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