Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-erolyt-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to heterolysis

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -lytic English heterolytic From hetero- + -lytic.

Inflected Forms

more heterolytic (comparative) most heterolytic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does heterolytic mean?
Of or pertaining to heterolysis
Where does heterolytic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -lytic English heterolytic From hetero- + -lytic.

How to pronounce heterolytic

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “heterolytic”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “heterolytic”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “heterolytic” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.