Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyacid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-acid
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polybasic acid

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English polyacid From poly- + acid.

Inflected Forms

polyacids (plural)

Rhymes With

acid placid flaccid hydrochloric acid antacid tranexamic acid nalidixic acid zoledronic acid pyruvic acid subacid mycophenolic acid ricinoleic acid

Questions

What does polyacid mean?: Any polybasic acid
Where does polyacid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English polyacid From poly- + acid.

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