Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polycation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ca-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any cation having more than one positive charge

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

polycations (plural)

Derived Forms

polycationic

Frequently Paired Words

polyanion polyion

Questions

What does polycation mean?: any cation having more than one positive charge
Where does polycation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English cation English polycation From poly- + cation.

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