Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyacrylamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: poly-acry-lamide
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English acrylamide English polyacrylamide From poly- + acrylamide.

Inflected Forms

polyacrylamides (plural)

Questions

What does polyacrylamide mean?: Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc.
Where does polyacrylamide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English acrylamide English polyacrylamide From poly- + acrylamide.

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