Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dihydride

/daɪˈhaɪdɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-hy-dride
IPA: /daɪˈhaɪdɹaɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule.

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -ide English hydride English dihydride From di- + hydride.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈhaɪdɹaɪd/

Inflected Forms

dihydrides (plural)

Phrases

dihydro-

Frequently Paired Words

dihydric dihydro- dihydrogen dihydroxide dihydroxy

Questions

How do you pronounce dihydride?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈhaɪdɹaɪd/.
What does dihydride mean?: Any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule.
Where does dihydride come from?: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -ide English hydride English dihydride From di- + hydride.

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