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schiff base

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
schif-f base
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An imine.

Etymology

Named after Hugo Schiff, German chemist.

Inflected Forms

Schiff bases (plural)

Questions

What does schiff base mean?
An imine.
Where does schiff base come from?
Named after Hugo Schiff, German chemist.

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