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hydrotrope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drotrope
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.

noun

A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer.

Archaic

Etymology

From hydro- + -trope.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrotropes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hydrotropic hydrotropism hydrotropy

Questions

What does hydrotrope mean?
A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
Where does hydrotrope come from?
From hydro- + -trope.

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