Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentabasic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pentaba-sic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.

adj

Having five atoms of a univalent metal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English basic English pentabasic From penta- + basic.

Rhymes With

basic lasik dibasic monobasic hexabasic polybasic tetrabasic tribasic

Questions

What does pentabasic mean?: Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.
Where does pentabasic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English basic English pentabasic From penta- + basic.

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