dithiothreitol
noun
dithiothreitol is spelled D-I-T-H-I-O-T-H-R-E-I-T-O-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dithiothreitol means “A small-molecule redox reagent with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₂S₂” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dithiothreitol is dithiothreitols.
How many letters and syllables are in dithiothreitol?
| Letters | 14: D-I-T-H-I-O-T-H-R-E-I-T-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 dithiothreitol?
Dithiothreitol appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 dithiothreitol
- dithiothreitols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dithiothreitol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small-molecule redox reagent with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₂S₂.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dithiothreitol come from?
From di- + thio- + threitol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).