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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydroxypropyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drox-ypropyl
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a propyl radical is replaced with a hydroxy group.

Etymology

From hydroxy + propyl.

Inflected Forms

hydroxypropyls (plural)

Derived Forms

hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

Phrases

hydroxypropyl cellulose hydroxypropyl methylcellulose hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose hydroxypropyl starch hydroxypropyl starch glycerine hydroxypropyl starch phosphate

Questions

What does hydroxypropyl mean?
Any of three isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a propyl radical is replaced with a hydroxy group.
Where does hydroxypropyl come from?
From hydroxy + propyl.

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