Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dioxolanone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diox-olanone
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cyclic ketone derived from dioxolane, but especially the cyclic carbonates in which the carbonyl group is attached to both oxygen atoms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English oxolane English dioxolane German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English dioxolanone From dioxolane + -one.

Inflected Forms

dioxolanones (plural)

Questions

What does dioxolanone mean?: Any cyclic ketone derived from dioxolane, but especially the cyclic carbonates in which the carbonyl group is attached to both oxygen atoms
Where does dioxolanone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English oxolane English dioxolane German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English dioxolanone From dioxolane + -one.

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