Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentaselenide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tase-lenide
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Five selenide ions in a compound (Se₅).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From penta- + selenide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: penta

Usage

Inflected Forms

pentaselenides (plural)

Phrases

arsenic pentaselenide

Questions

What does pentaselenide mean?: Five selenide ions in a compound (Se₅).
Where does pentaselenide come from?: From penta- + selenide.

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