diisocyanate
noun
diisocyanate is spelled D-I-I-S-O-C-Y-A-N-A-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diisocyanate means “Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diisocyanate is diisocyanates.
How many letters and syllables are in diisocyanate?
| Letters | 12: D-I-I-S-O-C-Y-A-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diisocyanate?
Diisocyanate appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of diisocyanate
- diisocyanates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diisocyanate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diisocyanate come from?
From di- + isocyanate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).