Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptaketide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-take-tide
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any heptameric ketide

noun

The sesquiterpenoid carboxylic acid 3-[(1S,2S,4aR,6R,8aS)-2,6-dimethyl-1,2,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl]propanoic acid

Etymology

From hepta- + ketide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hepta

Inflected Forms

heptaketides (plural)

Questions

What does heptaketide mean?: Any heptameric ketide
Where does heptaketide come from?: From hepta- + ketide.

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