Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacteriohopanepolyol

/bækˌtɪəɹi.oʊˌhoʊpəˌniːpoʊliˌɔːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bac-te-ri-o-hopanepoly-ol
IPA: /bækˌtɪəɹi.oʊˌhoʊpəˌniːpoʊliˌɔːl/

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of bacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids found in the lipid cell membranes of many bacteria, frequently used as biomarkers in sedimentary rocks.

Etymology

From bacterio- + hopane + polyol.

Inflected Forms

bacteriohopanepolyols (plural) BHP (abbreviation)

Synonyms

bacteriohopanoid

Questions

How do you pronounce bacteriohopanepolyol?: The recorded pronunciation is /bækˌtɪəɹi.oʊˌhoʊpəˌniːpoʊliˌɔːl/.
What does bacteriohopanepolyol mean?: Any of a group of bacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids found in the lipid cell membranes of many bacteria, frequently used as biomarkers in sedimentary rocks.
Where does bacteriohopanepolyol come from?: From bacterio- + hopane + polyol.

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