Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-thogen
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Formerly, a hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid.

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree English xantho- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English xanthogen From xantho- + -gen.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

xanthogens (plural)

Derived Forms

dixanthogen

Questions

What does xanthogen mean?: Formerly, a hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid.
Where does xanthogen come from?: Etymology tree English xantho- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English xanthogen From xantho- + -gen.

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