English Explanatory Dictionary

dihydro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-dihydro.wav

Word forms

dihydro

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English dihydro From di- + hydro-.

Derived words

dihydroalprenolol dihydrocarbazole dihydroergocristine dihydroergocryptine dihydroergotamine dihydroisoxazole dihydrokaempferol dihydrolipoamide dihydromyricetin dihydrooxazine dihydrophenanthrene dihydrosanguinarine dihydrosphingomyelin dihydrostreptose dihydrotanshinone diprenorphine hydrocodone
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