Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polydentate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-den-tate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more polydentate (comparative) most polydentate (superlative)

Questions

What does polydentate mean?: Coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate
Where does polydentate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English dentate English polydentate From poly- + dentate.

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