Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persulfate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: per-sul-fate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms

Etymology

From per- + sulfate.

Inflected Forms

persulfates (plural) persulphate (alternative)

Derived Forms

monopersulfate

Questions

What does persulfate mean?: Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms
Where does persulfate come from?: From per- + sulfate.

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