Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damascone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dam-as-cone
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

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 damask + -one.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: damask

Inflected Forms

damascones (plural)

Questions

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

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