Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanadyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
vanadyl
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The divalent radical VO, or the cation VO²⁺.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vanadyl From vanadium + -yl.

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Phrases

vanadyl monochloride vanadyl sulfate vanadyl sulphate

Questions

What does vanadyl mean?
The divalent radical VO, or the cation VO²⁺.
Where does vanadyl come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vanadyl From vanadium + -yl.

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