Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dihydro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: di-hy-dro
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English dihydro From di- + hydro-.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

dihydroalprenolol dihydrocarbazole dihydroergocristine dihydroergocryptine dihydroergotamine dihydroisoxazole dihydrokaempferol dihydrolipoamide dihydromyricetin dihydrooxazine dihydrophenanthrene dihydrosanguinarine

Questions

What does dihydro mean?: Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule
Where does dihydro 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- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English dihydro From di- + hydro-.

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