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inosite

/ˈɪn.əˌsaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-osite
IPA
/ˈɪn.əˌsaɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Former name of inositol.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHsder. Proto-Hellenic *wīs Ancient Greek *ϝῑ́ς (*wī́s) Ancient Greek ῑ̓νός (īnós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English inosite From Ancient Greek ἰνός (inós, genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”)) + -ite.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɪn.əˌsaɪt/
  • British English: /ˈɪn.əs.ʌɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inosites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce inosite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.əˌsaɪt/.
What does inosite mean?
Former name of inositol.
Where does inosite come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHsder. Proto-Hellenic *wīs Ancient Greek *ϝῑ́ς (*wī́s) Ancient Greek ῑ̓νός (īnós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English inosite From Ancient Greek ἰνός (inós, genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon”)) + -ite.

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