Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polybasic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ba-sic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic

adj

having two or more atoms of a univalent metal

adj

Having two or more basic groups; see also polybase and polyprotic

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more polybasic (comparative) most polybasic (superlative)

Rhymes With

basic lasik dibasic monobasic hexabasic pentabasic tetrabasic tribasic

Questions

What does polybasic mean?: containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic
Where does polybasic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English basic English polybasic From poly- + basic.

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