Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcitroic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-citroic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to calcitroic acid or its derivatives

Example Sentences

"If 1,25-dihydroxyvitmain D does not interact with VDREs, it is further degraded by CYP24A1 (24-hydroxylase) to the inactive form, calcitroic acid [ 29 ]."

Etymology

From calcitriol + -oic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: calcitriol

Questions

What does calcitroic mean?: Relating to calcitroic acid or its derivatives
Where does calcitroic come from?: From calcitriol + -oic.

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