Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triester

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-ester
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing three ester groups, but especially a triglyceride

Etymology

Etymology tree English tri- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English triester From tri- + ester.

Inflected Forms

triesters (plural)

Questions

What does triester mean?: Any compound containing three ester groups, but especially a triglyceride
Where does triester come from?: Etymology tree English tri- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English triester From tri- + ester.

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