Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octahydroxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tahy-droxy
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Eight hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

Uncountable

Etymology

From octa- + hydroxy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does octahydroxy mean?
Eight hydroxy functional groups in a molecule
Where does octahydroxy come from?
From octa- + hydroxy.

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