Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichlorobutane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dichlorobu-tane
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various chloroalkanes with the molecular formula C₄H₈Cl₂, being flammable irritants.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From di- + chlorobutane (di- + chloro- + butane).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di, di-

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichlorobutanes (plural)

Questions

What does dichlorobutane mean?: Any of various chloroalkanes with the molecular formula C₄H₈Cl₂, being flammable irritants.
Where does dichlorobutane come from?: From di- + chlorobutane (di- + chloro- + butane).

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