lipscomb

1. 1.

   United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)

   SynonymsWilliam Nunn Lipscom Jr.

   Broaderchemist

Other forms of lipscomb

plural

lipscombs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lipscomb

What does lipscomb mean?

lipscomb means "United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)".

How many syllables are in lipscomb?

lipscomb has 2 syllables: lip-scomb. The stress falls on "lip". In IPA it is /ˈlɪpskəm/.

What is another word for lipscomb?

Close synonyms include William Nunn Lipscom Jr.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lipscomb a common word?

lipscomb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.