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chlorofluoroalkene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chlo-roflu-o-roalkene
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkene in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.

Etymology

From chloro- + fluoro- + alkene.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chlorofluoroalkenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chlorofluoroalkane hydrochlorofluorocarbon hydrofluorocarbon

Questions

What does chlorofluoroalkene mean?
An alkene in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
Where does chlorofluoroalkene come from?
From chloro- + fluoro- + alkene.

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