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tenside

/ˈtɛnsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ten-side
IPA
/ˈtɛnsaɪd/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surfactant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōnem. Cognate English tension.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tensides (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tenside?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnsaɪd/.
What does tenside mean?
A surfactant.
Where does tenside come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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