Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monophosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: monophos-phate
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any compound containing a single phosphate unit

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English phosphate English monophosphate From mono- + phosphate.

Inflected Forms

monophosphates (plural)

Phrases

adenosine monophosphate guanosine monophosphate

Questions

What does monophosphate mean?: any compound containing a single phosphate unit
Where does monophosphate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English phosphate English monophosphate From mono- + phosphate.

How to pronounce monophosphate

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