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dihydroxyacetone

/ˌdaɪhaɪˌdrɒksiˈæsɪtoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
di-hy-drox-y-ace-tone
IPA
/ˌdaɪhaɪˌdrɒksiˈæsɪtoʊn/
36
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The only ketotriose.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

dihydroxyacetones (plural) DHA (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce dihydroxyacetone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪhaɪˌdrɒksiˈæsɪtoʊn/.
What does dihydroxyacetone mean?
The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses.

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