Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dimethylsulfoniopropionate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dimethyl-sul-fo-nio-pro-pi-onate
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical compound produced especially by marine algae.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- English sulfonio- English propionic acid English -ate English propionate English dimethylsulfoniopropionate From di- + methyl- + sulfonio- + propionate.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

DMSP

Phrases

-ate di- dimethyl disulfide dimethyl sulfide methyl- sulfonio-

Frequently Paired Words

-ate di- di dimethyl dimethyl disulfide DMDS dimethyl sulfide DMS

Synonyms

DMSP

Questions

What does dimethylsulfoniopropionate mean?: A chemical compound produced especially by marine algae.
Where does dimethylsulfoniopropionate come from?: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- English sulfonio- English propionic acid English -ate English propionate English dimethylsulfoniopropionate From di- + methyl- + sulfonio- + propionate.

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