Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eicosene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eicosene
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomers of the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₀, but especially 2-eicosene.

Etymology

From eicos- + -ene.

Inflected Forms

eicosenes (plural)

Derived Forms

eicosenoic

Questions

What does eicosene mean?: Any of very many isomers of the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₀, but especially 2-eicosene.
Where does eicosene come from?: From eicos- + -ene.

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