Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dihydroxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: di-hy-droxy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing two hydroxy functional 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- 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 oxy English hydroxy English dihydroxy From di- + hydroxy.

Derived Forms

dihydroxyacridine dihydroxyadenine dihydroxyanthraquinone dihydroxybenzoic dihydroxycholecalciferol dihydroxyflavone doxefazepam doxercalciferol mitoxantrone

Phrases

dihydroxy- dihydroxybenzoic acid dihydro-

Frequently Paired Words

dihydro- dihydrogen dihydroxide

Synonyms

dihydric

Questions

What does dihydroxy mean?: Containing two hydroxy functional groups.
Where does dihydroxy 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 oxy English hydroxy English dihydroxy From di- + hydroxy.

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