Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polypyrrole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: polypyr-role
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of electrically conducting polymers whose repeat unit is a pyrrole

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English polypyrrole From poly- + pyrrole.

Inflected Forms

polypyrroles (plural)

Questions

What does polypyrrole mean?: Any of a class of electrically conducting polymers whose repeat unit is a pyrrole
Where does polypyrrole come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English polypyrrole From poly- + pyrrole.

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