Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxychloride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
oxy-chlo-ride
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English chloride English oxychloride From oxy- + chloride.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

berkelium oxychloride bismuth oxychloride californium oxychloride carbon oxychloride phosphorus oxychloride plumbic oxychloride

Questions

What does oxychloride mean?
A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
Where does oxychloride come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English chloride English oxychloride From oxy- + chloride.

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