Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyclopentadienone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-clopen-ta-dienone
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound

Example Sentences

"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The availability of diazaphencyclone (DAPC) has allowed the cyclopentadienone methodology to be used for attaching the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand onto molracs."

Etymology

From cyclopentadiene + -one.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cyclopentadiene

Inflected Forms

cyclopentadienones (plural)

Questions

What does cyclopentadienone mean?: Am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound
Where does cyclopentadienone come from?: From cyclopentadiene + -one.

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