Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-tha-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conversion into a xanthate.

Example Sentences

"The participation of the hydroxyl groups of lignin in xanthation reactions has also been studied."

Etymology

Etymology tree English xanthate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English xanthation From xanthate + -ion.

Inflected Forms

xanthations (plural)

Questions

What does xanthation mean?: Conversion into a xanthate.
Where does xanthation come from?: Etymology tree English xanthate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English xanthation From xanthate + -ion.

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