Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

es-

/ɛs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
es-
IPA
/ɛs/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Used to form names of drugs with a chiral center in the S configuration.

Etymology

From s-.

Homonyms

s

Questions

How do you pronounce es-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛs/.
What does es- mean?
Used to form names of drugs with a chiral center in the S configuration.
Where does es- come from?
From s-.

How to pronounce es-

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɛs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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