Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydroxyxanthone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drox-yx-an-thone
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic compound with a xanthone core structure and one or more hydroxyl groups attached.

Etymology

From hydroxy- + xanthone.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hydroxyxanthones (plural)

Questions

What does hydroxyxanthone mean?
An organic compound with a xanthone core structure and one or more hydroxyl groups attached.
Where does hydroxyxanthone come from?
From hydroxy- + xanthone.

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