Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aluminoxane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alu-mi-nox-ane
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a class of organometallic compounds of aluminium having general formula R₂Al-O-AlR₂; they are used as catalysts in the polymerization of epoxides and oxetanes to form polyether elastomers.

Inflected Forms

aluminoxanes (plural)

Synonyms

Vandenberg catalyst

Questions

What does aluminoxane mean?: a class of organometallic compounds of aluminium having general formula R₂Al-O-AlR₂; they are used as catalysts in the polymerization of epoxides and oxetanes to form polyether elastomers.

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