Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threitol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thre-itol
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polyalcohol with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₄, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.

Etymology

From thre- + -itol.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thre
Suffix: itol

Inflected Forms

threitols (plural)

Derived Forms

dithiothreitol

Questions

What does threitol mean?: A polyalcohol with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₄, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds.
Where does threitol come from?: From thre- + -itol.

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