Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyol

/ˈpɒlɪɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ol
IPA: /ˈpɒlɪɒl/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols.

Example Sentences

"a team at the Ames Research Center in California announced that the Murchison rock also contained complex strings of sugars called polyols, which had not been found off the Earth before."

Etymology

From poly- + -ol.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: ol

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɒlɪɒl/

Inflected Forms

polyols (plural)

Derived Forms

bacteriohopanepolyol

Questions

How do you pronounce polyol?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒlɪɒl/.
What does polyol mean?: Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols.
Where does polyol come from?: From poly- + -ol.

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