Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptadecasphinganine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-tade-cas-ph-in-ga-nine
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sphinganine that has a chain of seventeen carbon atoms

Uncountable

Etymology

From heptadeca- + sphinganine.

Usage

Questions

What does heptadecasphinganine mean?
The sphinganine that has a chain of seventeen carbon atoms
Where does heptadecasphinganine come from?
From heptadeca- + sphinganine.

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