Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diacetate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: di-ac-etate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester having two acetate groups

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English acetate English diacetate From di- + acetate.

Inflected Forms

diacetates (plural)

Phrases

etynodiol diacetate

Questions

What does diacetate mean?: Any salt or ester having two acetate groups
Where does diacetate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English acetate English diacetate From di- + acetate.

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