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dihydrate

/daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
di-hy-drate
IPA
/daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- French hydratebor. English hydrate English dihydrate From di- + hydrate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

Inflected Forms

dihydrates (plural)

Phrases

calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease

Questions

How do you pronounce dihydrate?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/.
What does dihydrate mean?
A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
Where does dihydrate 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- French hydratebor. English hydrate English dihydrate From di- + hydrate.

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