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uranyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
uranyl
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The divalent radical UO₂²⁺, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós) Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der. Latin Ūranusbor. English Uranus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English uranium Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English uranyl From uranium + -yl.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uranyls (plural)

Derived Forms

arsenuranylite heptauranyl hexauranyl pentauranyl phosphuranylite tetrauranyl uranylian uranylic

Phrases

uranyl carbonate uranyl chloride uranyl nitrate uranyl oxalate uranyl oxide uranyl phosphate uranyl zinc acetate zinc uranyl acetate

Synonyms

uranyl group uranyl radical

Questions

What does uranyl mean?
The divalent radical UO₂²⁺, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.
Where does uranyl come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós) Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der. Latin Ūranusbor. English Uranus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English uranium Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English uranyl From uranium + -yl.

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