Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxysterol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxys-terol
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several oxidized derivatives of sterols

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English cholesterol English sterol English oxysterol From oxy- + sterol.

Inflected Forms

oxysterols (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oxysteroid

Questions

What does oxysterol mean?: Any of several oxidized derivatives of sterols
Where does oxysterol come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English cholesterol English sterol English oxysterol From oxy- + sterol.

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