Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stereospecific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: stere-ospe-cif-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing stereospecificity.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English specific English stereospecific From stereo- + specific.

Inflected Forms

more stereospecific (comparative) most stereospecific (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonstereospecific stereospecifically

Phrases

stereospecific catalyst stereospecific polymer stereospecific synthesis

Questions

What does stereospecific mean?: Showing stereospecificity.
Where does stereospecific come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English specific English stereospecific From stereo- + specific.

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