polyphenol
noun
polyphenol is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-H-E-N-O-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyphenol means “Any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyphenol is polyphenols.
How many letters and syllables are in polyphenol?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-P-H-E-N-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 polyphenol?
Polyphenol appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 polyphenol
- polyphenols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyphenol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyphenol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of a large class of organic compounds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Polyphenol |
| Spanish | polifenol |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polyphenol come from?
From poly- + phenol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).