Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyatomic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: poly-atom-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more polyatomic (comparative) most polyatomic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

monatomic diatomic

Questions

What does polyatomic mean?: (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.
Where does polyatomic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English atomic English polyatomic From poly- + atomic.

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