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damascenone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dam-a-s-cenone
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.

Etymology

From translingual damascena, from Rosa × damascena, the damask rose, + -one.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

damascenones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

damascone

Questions

What does damascenone mean?
Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.
Where does damascenone come from?
From translingual damascena, from Rosa × damascena, the damask rose, + -one.

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