Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthohydrogen

/ˌoɹθəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-tho-hy-dro-gen
IPA
/ˌoɹθəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of natural hydrogen

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- 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 hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English orthohydrogen From ortho- + hydrogen.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoɹθəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/
  • British English: /ˌɔːθəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/

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Questions

How do you pronounce orthohydrogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoɹθəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/.
What does orthohydrogen mean?
form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of natural hydrogen
Where does orthohydrogen come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- 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 hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English orthohydrogen From ortho- + hydrogen.

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