dehydrator
/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.98 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A drying agent.
Example Sentences
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English dehydrate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English dehydrator From dehydrate + -or.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/