Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrathiolate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetrathi-o-late
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing four thiolate groups

Example Sentences

"Increased uncoupling of eNOS due to different factors—elevated levels of ADMA [53, 54 ], reduced association with Hsp90 [55 ], decreased tetrahydrobiopterin levels [56 ], oxidation of tetrathiolate cluster by hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide or peroxynitrite [57 –59 ]—reduce consumption of arginine through the NO pathway leading to vasoconstriction in pulmonary artery [54, 60 ]."

Etymology

From tetra- + thiolate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tetra

Inflected Forms

tetrathiolates (plural)

Questions

What does tetrathiolate mean?: Any compound containing four thiolate groups
Where does tetrathiolate come from?: From tetra- + thiolate.

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