Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tantalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ta-lous
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tantalum Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tantalous From tantalum + -ous.

Phrases

tantalous oxide

Frequently Paired Words

tantalic

Questions

What does tantalous mean?: Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
Where does tantalous come from?: Etymology tree English tantalum Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tantalous From tantalum + -ous.

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