Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polymethylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-methy-lene
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ

Obsolete

noun

Any of many organic compounds either having a polymeric structure of repeating -CH₂- groups

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- French méthylène English methylene English polymethylene From poly- + methylene.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

polymethylenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyethylene polymethene

Questions

What does polymethylene mean?: Any organic compound having a general formula (CH₂)ₙ
Where does polymethylene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- French méthylène English methylene English polymethylene From poly- + methylene.

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