Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxycalcium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oxy-cal-ci-um
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English oxycalcium From oxy- + calcium.

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What does oxycalcium mean?
Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
Where does oxycalcium come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English oxycalcium From oxy- + calcium.

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