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catechol

/ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
cat-e-chol
IPA
/ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From catech(u) + -ol. Compare catechin and catecholamine.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/
  • British English: /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.ɒl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

catechols (plural)

Derived Forms

butylcatechol catechase catecholamide catecholamine catecholase catecholate catecholborane catecholestrogen catecholic cefetecol cefiderocol chlorocatechol

Phrases

catechol-o-methyltransferase catechol oxidase

Synonyms

pyrocatechol

Questions

How do you pronounce catechol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/.
What does catechol mean?
The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
Where does catechol come from?
From catech(u) + -ol. Compare catechin and catecholamine.

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