Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptadienal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-ta-di-en-al
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any aliphatic aldehyde having seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially 2,4-heptadienal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Our findings revealed that the expression levels of a large number of genes were modulated by the PUAs decadienal, heptadienal and octadienal."

Etymology

From hepta- + dienal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hepta-
Suffix: dienal

Usage

Inflected Forms

heptadienals (plural)

Questions

What does heptadienal mean?: Any aliphatic aldehyde having seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially 2,4-heptadienal.
Where does heptadienal come from?: From hepta- + dienal.

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