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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dehydroxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-hy-droxy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical compound derived by removing a hydroxy group.

Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + hydroxy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

deprostil

Questions

What does dehydroxy mean?
A chemical compound derived by removing a hydroxy group.
Where does dehydroxy come from?
From de- + hydroxy.

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