etynodiol
/ˌɛt.ɪn.oʊˈdaɪˌɔl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A synthetic progestogen C₂₀H₂₈O₂ used especially in birth control pills usually in combination with an estrogen.
Uncountable
Etymology
From ethyn(yl) + -o- + diol.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɛt.ɪn.oʊˈdaɪˌɔl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
ethynodiol (alternative)
ethinodiol (alternative)