Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxymercuration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxymer-cu-ra-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From oxy- + mercury + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oxymercurations (plural)

Questions

What does oxymercuration mean?: An addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction
Where does oxymercuration come from?: From oxy- + mercury + -ation.

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