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tetrahydrogestrinone

/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪˌnoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetrahy-dro-gestri-none
IPA
/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪˌnoʊn/
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A banned anabolic steroid, C₂₁H₂₈O₂.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English hydro English tetrahydro English gestrinone English tetrahydrogestrinone From tetrahydro + gestrinone.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪˌnoʊn/
  • British English: /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪn.əʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

THG (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce tetrahydrogestrinone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪˌnoʊn/.
What does tetrahydrogestrinone mean?
A banned anabolic steroid, C₂₁H₂₈O₂.
Where does tetrahydrogestrinone come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English hydro English tetrahydro English gestrinone English tetrahydrogestrinone From tetrahydro + gestrinone.

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