Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyacetylene

/pˌɑlˌiəsˈɛtəlˌin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: poly-acety-lene
IPA: /pˌɑlˌiəsˈɛtəlˌin/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants

noun

A black polymer, derived from acetylene, containing alternating single and double bonds in a (-CH=CH-) repeat unit; it is an organic semiconductor

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English polyacetylene From poly- + acetylene.

Inflected Forms

polyacetylenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyacetylenic

Synonyms

polyyne

Rhymes With

acetylene

Questions

How do you pronounce polyacetylene?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɑlˌiəsˈɛtəlˌin/.
What does polyacetylene mean?: Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants
Where does polyacetylene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English polyacetylene From poly- + acetylene.

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