Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthoester

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-thoester
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound, of general formula R-C(OR^')₃, having three alkoxy groups on a single carbon atom

Etymology

Etymology tree English ortho- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English orthoester From ortho- + ester.

Inflected Forms

orthoesters (plural)

Questions

What does orthoester mean?: Any compound, of general formula R-C(OR^')₃, having three alkoxy groups on a single carbon atom
Where does orthoester come from?: Etymology tree English ortho- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English orthoester From ortho- + ester.

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