Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetracoordinated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-co-or-di-nat-ed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having four coordinate bonds

Example Sentences

"The X-ray structures showed that the nickel (2) and copper (3) complexes are tetracoordinated, with the metal ion bound to the nitrogen atoms of the ligand."

Etymology

From tetra- + coordinated.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tetra

Questions

What does tetracoordinated mean?: Having four coordinate bonds
Where does tetracoordinated come from?: From tetra- + coordinated.

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