Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenestrane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fen-es-trane
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any hydrocarbon consisting of a central carbon atom connected with single bonds to four other carbon atoms each of which is connected to two of the others by a chain of carbon atoms; any derivative of such a compound.

Etymology

From Latin fenestra (“window”) + -ane, from the apparent similarity of the structure to a windowpane.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fenestra
Suffix: ane

Inflected Forms

fenestranes (plural)

Questions

What does fenestrane mean?: Any hydrocarbon consisting of a central carbon atom connected with single bonds to four other carbon atoms each of which is connected to two of the others by a chain of carbon atoms; any derivative of such a compound.
Where does fenestrane come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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