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dihydroxylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-hy-drox-y-la-tion
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The introduction of two hydroxyl groups into a molecule.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English hydroxylation English dihydroxylation From di- + hydroxylation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dihydroxylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hydroxylation

Questions

What does dihydroxylation mean?
The introduction of two hydroxyl groups into a molecule.
Where does dihydroxylation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English hydroxylation English dihydroxylation From di- + hydroxylation.

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