Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bromobutane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bro-mobu-tane
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several brominated derivatives of butane that are used, via Grignard reagents, in organic synthesis

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- English butane English bromobutane From bromo- + butane.

Inflected Forms

bromobutanes (plural)

Questions

What does bromobutane mean?: Any of several brominated derivatives of butane that are used, via Grignard reagents, in organic synthesis
Where does bromobutane come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- English butane English bromobutane From bromo- + butane.

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