Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decahydroquinoline

/dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dec-ahy-dro-quino-line
IPA
/dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/
37
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English hydro- English quinine English -oline English quinoline English decahydroquinoline From deca- + hydro- + quinoline.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce decahydroquinoline?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/.
What does decahydroquinoline mean?
The bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids
Where does decahydroquinoline come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English hydro- English quinine English -oline English quinoline English decahydroquinoline From deca- + hydro- + quinoline.

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