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sulphonium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sul-pho-ni-um
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sulfonium.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulphur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulpho- New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English sulphonium From sulpho- + onium.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulphoniums (plural)

Derived Forms

sulphonio

Phrases

sulphonio-

Questions

What does sulphonium mean?
Alternative spelling of sulfonium.
Where does sulphonium come from?
Etymology tree English sulphur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulpho- New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English sulphonium From sulpho- + onium.

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