Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thiosulfate

/θaɪ.oʊˈsʌlfeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: thio-sul-fate
IPA: /θaɪ.oʊˈsʌlfeɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulfate English thiosulfate From thio- + sulfate.

Inflected Forms

thiosulfates (plural) thiosulphate (alternative, UK)

Phrases

ammonium thiosulfate sodium thiosulfate

Synonyms

hypo

Questions

How do you pronounce thiosulfate?: The recorded pronunciation is /θaɪ.oʊˈsʌlfeɪt/.
What does thiosulfate mean?: Any salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
Where does thiosulfate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulfate English thiosulfate From thio- + sulfate.

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