dihydropyridine
noun
dihydropyridine is spelled D-I-H-Y-D-R-O-P-Y-R-I-D-I-N-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dihydropyridine means “A molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dihydropyridine is dihydropyridines.
How many letters and syllables are in dihydropyridine?
| Letters | 15: D-I-H-Y-D-R-O-P-Y-R-I-D-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dihydropyridine?
Dihydropyridine appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dihydropyridine
- dihydropyridines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dihydropyridine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond.
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate dihydropyridine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of dihydropyridine: DHP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dihydropyridine come from?
From di- + hydro- + pyridine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).