Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrachlorophenol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-chlorophe-nol
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three isomeric tetrachloro derivatives of phenol

Example Sentences

"2,4,5-trichlorophenol was partially dechlorinated to 3,4-dichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol was partially dechlorinated to 3,4-dichlorophenol and an unidentified tetrachlorophenol."

Etymology

From tetrachloro + phenol.

Inflected Forms

tetrachlorophenols (plural)

Questions

What does tetrachlorophenol mean?: Any of three isomeric tetrachloro derivatives of phenol
Where does tetrachlorophenol come from?: From tetrachloro + phenol.

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