Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dihydroxybenzoic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-hy-drox-y-ben-zoic acid
IPA

54

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of six isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of benzoic acid.

Etymology

From dihydroxy + benzoic acid.

Inflected Forms

dihydroxybenzoic acids (plural)

Phrases

monohydroxybenzoic acid trihydroxybenzoic acid gentisic acid protocatechuic acid resorcylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

dihydroxybenzoate monohydroxybenzoic acid trihydroxybenzoic acid gentisic acid protocatechuic acid resorcylic acid

Questions

What does dihydroxybenzoic acid mean?: Any of six isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of benzoic acid.
Where does dihydroxybenzoic acid come from?: From dihydroxy + benzoic acid.

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