patanikalang tambisa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ tanikala (“chain”) +‎ -ng +‎ tambisa (“nuclear reaction”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /patanikaˌlaŋ tamˈbisaʔ/ [pɐ.t̪ɐ.n̪ɪ.xɐˌlan̪ t̪ɐmˈbiː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -isaʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ta‧ni‧ka‧lang tam‧bi‧sa

Noun

patanikaláng tambisà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜈᜒᜃᜎᜅ᜔ ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ) (chemistry, neologism)

1. chain reaction

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL