Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitroheterocyclic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-tro-hete-ro-cyclic
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a heterocyclic compound that contains one or more nitro group

noun

Any such heterocycle

Example Sentences

"For the last 40 years, the nitroheterocyclic compounds benznidazole and nifurtimox have been the only drugs available to treat Chagas disease ( 4, 5 )."

Etymology

From nitro- + heterocyclic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nitro

Inflected Forms

nitroheterocyclics (plural)

Questions

What does nitroheterocyclic mean?: Describing a heterocyclic compound that contains one or more nitro group
Where does nitroheterocyclic come from?: From nitro- + heterocyclic.

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