polyatomic
adjective
polyatomic is spelled P-O-L-Y-A-T-O-M-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyatomic means “(of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyatomic?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-A-T-O-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 polyatomic?
Polyatomic appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 polyatomic?
- 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-polyatomic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polyatomic
- more polyatomic comparative
- most polyatomic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyatomic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
(of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyatomic come from?
From poly- + atomic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).