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diol

/ˈdaɪ.ɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
di-ol
IPA
/ˈdaɪ.ɒl/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

Etymology

From di- + -ol.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

diols (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylenediol alfacalcidol androstanediol benzenediol butanediol calcifediol cannabidiol dammarenediol diolate enterodiol estradiol etynodiol

Phrases

gem-diol geminal diol vicinal diol

Frequently Paired Words

glycol

Synonyms

glycol dihydric alcohol

Questions

How do you pronounce diol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.ɒl/.
What does diol mean?
any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups
Where does diol come from?
From di- + -ol.

How to pronounce diol

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