Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parabanic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-ban-ic acid
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The imidazolidinone imidazolidine-2,4,5-trione

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβαίνω (parabaínō, “to pass over”), from βαίνω (baínō).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: παραβαίνω

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

oxalyl urea

Questions

What does parabanic acid mean?: The imidazolidinone imidazolidine-2,4,5-trione
Where does parabanic acid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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