Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trioxygen

/tɹaɪˈɒksɪdʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-oxy-gen
IPA: /tɹaɪˈɒksɪdʒən/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ozone (the triatomic allotrope of oxygen)

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English trioxygen From tri- + oxygen.

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

dioxygen

Questions

How do you pronounce trioxygen?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈɒksɪdʒən/.
What does trioxygen mean?: ozone (the triatomic allotrope of oxygen)
Where does trioxygen come from?: Etymology tree English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English trioxygen From tri- + oxygen.

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