Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrophobicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dropho-bic-i-ty
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being hydrophobic.

Uncountable

noun

The degree to which a substance is hydrophobic.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hydrophobic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English hydrophobicity From hydrophobic + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrophobicities (plural)

Questions

What does hydrophobicity mean?: The condition of being hydrophobic.
Where does hydrophobicity come from?: Etymology tree English hydrophobic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English hydrophobicity From hydrophobic + -ity.

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