isocyanide
noun
isocyanide is spelled I-S-O-C-Y-A-N-I-D-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, isocyanide means “The isomer HN⁺C⁻ of hydrocyanic acid HCN” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of isocyanide is isocyanides.
How many letters and syllables are in isocyanide?
| Letters | 10: I-S-O-C-Y-A-N-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 isocyanide?
Isocyanide appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 isocyanide
- isocyanides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does isocyanide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The isomer HN⁺C⁻ of hydrocyanic acid HCN.
- 2
Any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives RNC.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does isocyanide come from?
From iso- + cyanide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).