Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dodecahydrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: do-dec-ahy-drate
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydrate whose solid contains twelve molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- French hydratebor. English hydrate English dodecahydrate From dodeca- + hydrate.

Inflected Forms

dodecahydrates (plural) duodecahydrate (alternative)

Questions

What does dodecahydrate mean?: A hydrate whose solid contains twelve molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
Where does dodecahydrate come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- French hydratebor. English hydrate English dodecahydrate From dodeca- + hydrate.

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