thiabendazole
/ˌθaɪ.əˈbɛn.dəˌzoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A synthetic compound with anthelmintic properties, derived from thiazole and used chiefly to treat infestation with intestinal nematodes.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -ole English azole English thiazole German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English imide ▲ English azole English imidazole English thiabendazole From thiazole + benzene + imidazole.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌθaɪ.əˈbɛn.dəˌzoʊl/
- British English: /ˌθʌɪ.əˈbɛn.də.zəʊl/
Inflected Forms
thiabendazoles (plural)
TBZ (abbreviation)
Synonyms
E233 when used as a food preservative