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polycarbonate

/ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
pol-y-car-bon-ate
IPA
/ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate English polycarbonate From poly- + carbonate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/
  • British English: /ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/

Inflected Forms

polycarbonates (plural) PC (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce polycarbonate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/.
What does polycarbonate mean?
Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
Where does polycarbonate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate English polycarbonate From poly- + carbonate.

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