dihydro en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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-)lbor. English hydro- English dihydro From di- + hydro-.
Meanings
- (especially, in-compounds, uncountable) Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule
Deriveds
dihydrosphingomyelin · dihydrocarbazole · dihydrooxazine · dihydroergocristine · dihydroergocryptine · dihydroergotamine · dihydrophenanthrene · dihydrostreptose · diprenorphine · dihydrotanshinone · dihydrolipoamide · dihydromyricetin · hydrocodone · dihydroisoxazole · dihydrosanguinarine · dihydrokaempferol · dihydroalprenolol