Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polychlorinated naphthalene

/ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: poly-chlo-ri-nat-ed -naph-tha-lene
IPA: /ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/

45

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of compounds manufactured by treating naphthalene with chlorine; they have a variety of properties and uses.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/
British English: /ˌpɒlɪˌklɔːrɪneɪtɪd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/

Inflected Forms

polychlorinated naphthalenes (plural) PCN (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce polychlorinated naphthalene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/.
What does polychlorinated naphthalene mean?: Any of a range of compounds manufactured by treating naphthalene with chlorine; they have a variety of properties and uses.

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