Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dehydrator

/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
de-hy-dra-tor
IPA
/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drying agent.

noun

A device that removes water from a material.

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)/

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce dehydrator?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does dehydrator mean?
A drying agent.
Where does dehydrator come from?
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.

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