Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dihydroxyvitamin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: di-hy-drox-yvi-ta-min
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin, with two hydroxy groups substituted in any position.

Example Sentences

"It is also well understood that the vitamins themselves are not biologically active but that they are first converted to the 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamins (386 and 154, respectively) which exhibit the biological behavior associated with the vitamins."

Etymology

From di- + hydroxy- + vitamin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di

Inflected Forms

dihydroxyvitamins (plural)

Questions

What does dihydroxyvitamin mean?: A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin, with two hydroxy groups substituted in any position.
Where does dihydroxyvitamin come from?: From di- + hydroxy- + vitamin.

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