Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diphenol

[daɪˈfiːnɒɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diphe-nol
IPA: [daɪˈfiːnɒɫ]

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).

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 *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English diphenol From di- + phenol.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [daɪˈfiːnɒɫ]

Inflected Forms

diphenols (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce diphenol?: The recorded pronunciation is [daɪˈfiːnɒɫ].
What does diphenol mean?: Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
Where does diphenol 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 *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English diphenol From di- + phenol.

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