Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selenocyanate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-leno-cyanate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The radical -SeCN or the anion formed from it

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *selasnā Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē) Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē)bor. English seleno- English cyanate English selenocyanate From seleno- + cyanate.

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Questions

What does selenocyanate mean?
The radical -SeCN or the anion formed from it
Where does selenocyanate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *selasnā Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē) Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē)bor. English seleno- English cyanate English selenocyanate From seleno- + cyanate.

How to pronounce selenocyanate

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