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pauling scale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
paul-ing s-cale
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A dimensionless scale used to express electronegativity.

Etymology

Proposed by Linus Pauling.

Phrases

Pauling unit

Frequently Paired Words

Pauling unit

Questions

What does pauling scale mean?
A dimensionless scale used to express electronegativity.
Where does pauling scale come from?
Proposed by Linus Pauling.

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