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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-lenic
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Moon.

adj

Of, pertaining to or containing selenium, especially in a higher oxidation state than the corresponding selenious compound.

Etymology

From selen- + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more selenic (comparative) most selenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

geoselenic

Phrases

selenic acid

Synonyms

selenian

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic hygienic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic cryogenic hallucinogenic ketogenic hypoallergenic antigenic

Questions

What does selenic mean?
Of or relating to the Moon.
Where does selenic come from?
From selen- + -ic.

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