Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umpolung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: umpol-ung
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chemical modification of a functional group with the aim of the reversal of polarity of that group.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

German Umpolung

Usage

Inflected Forms

umpolungs (plural)

Questions

What does umpolung mean?: The chemical modification of a functional group with the aim of the reversal of polarity of that group.
Where does umpolung come from?: German Umpolung

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