Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetramethylbenzidine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetram-ethyl-ben-zi-dine
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of benzidine, but especially 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine that is a chromogenic substrate used in immunohistochemistry

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What does tetramethylbenzidine mean?
Any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of benzidine, but especially 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine that is a chromogenic substrate used in immunohistochemistry
Where does tetramethylbenzidine come from?
From tetramethyl + benzidine.

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