Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwitterionic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
zwit-te-ri-on-ic
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a zwitterion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English zwitterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zwitterionic From zwitterion + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more zwitterionic (comparative) most zwitterionic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Phrases

Questions

What does zwitterionic mean?
Of or pertaining to a zwitterion.
Where does zwitterionic come from?
Etymology tree English zwitterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zwitterionic From zwitterion + -ic.

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