heteronuclear
adjective
heteronuclear is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-N-U-C-L-E-A-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, heteronuclear means “On different rings of a polycyclic organic molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heteronuclear?
| Letters | 13: H-E-T-E-R-O-N-U-C-L-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 heteronuclear?
Heteronuclear appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
How do you pronounce heteronuclear?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-heteronuclear.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of heteronuclear
- more heteronuclear comparative
- most heteronuclear superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heteronuclear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
On different rings of a polycyclic organic molecule
- 2
Having atoms or nuclei of different type
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heteronuclear come from?
From hetero- + nuclear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).