Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlorothiophene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chloroth-io-phene
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several chloro- derivatives of thiophene, but especially 2-chlorothiophene and 3-chlorothiophene that are used in the synthesis of heterocycles

Example Sentences

"Concerning the two major fragments of m/z 231.2 and 145.1 from the single-charged rivaroxaban ion (m/z 436.1), it was suggested that these fragments were obtained by cleavage of the oxazolidinone and the chlorothiophene amide moiety, respectively [23 ]."

Etymology

From chloro- + thiophene.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chloro

Inflected Forms

chlorothiophenes (plural)

Questions

What does chlorothiophene mean?: Any of several chloro- derivatives of thiophene, but especially 2-chlorothiophene and 3-chlorothiophene that are used in the synthesis of heterocycles
Where does chlorothiophene come from?: From chloro- + thiophene.

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