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furanone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fu-ra-none
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unsaturated lactone 5H-furan-2-one, or any of its derivatives

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From furan + -one.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

furanones (plural)

Questions

What does furanone mean?
The unsaturated lactone 5H-furan-2-one, or any of its derivatives
Where does furanone come from?
From furan + -one.

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