Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molecular gastronomy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: molec-u-lar -gas-tron-o-my
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined in 1988 by Oxford physicist Nicholas Kurti and INRA chemist Hervé This. Publicly disseminated by Elizabeth Cawdry Thomas and Nicholas Kurti in 1992.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

modernist cuisine modernist cooking

Frequently Paired Words

modernist cuisine modernist cooking modernist

Questions

What does molecular gastronomy mean?: The use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation.
Where does molecular gastronomy come from?: Coined in 1988 by Oxford physicist Nicholas Kurti and INRA chemist Hervé This. Publicly disseminated by Elizabeth Cawdry Thomas and Nicholas Kurti in 1992.

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