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oxocarbon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ox-o-car-bon
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen

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- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English oxocarbon From oxo- + carbon.

Inflected Forms

oxocarbons (plural)

Phrases

carbon dioxide carbon monoxide carbon suboxide mellitic anhydride oxalic anhydride pentacarbon dioxide tetracarbon dioxide tricarbon dioxide

Frequently Paired Words

carbon dioxide carbon monoxide carbon suboxide cyclobutanetetrone cyclohexanehexone cyclopentanepentone cyclopropanetrione mellitic anhydride

Questions

What does oxocarbon mean?
Any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen
Where does oxocarbon 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- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English oxocarbon From oxo- + carbon.

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