dehydrokahweol
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any dehydro- derivative of kahweol, but especially 11,12-dehydrokahweol that is present in roasted coffee
Example Sentences
- "This finding could explain the lower radical-scavenging activity recorded for RCO than for GCO. As regards the diterpenes, there is no consensus in the literature data regarding the decrease of kahweol and cafestol contents during coffee beans roasting, but it has been reported that dehydrocafestol and dehydrokahweol are generated by dehydration of diterpenes under heat exposure [48 ]."
Etymology
From dehydro- + kahweol.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: dehydro