Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kekuléan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kekulean
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the system of structural formulae devised by Kekulé, especially the structure of benzene molecules.

Example Sentences

"A Kekuléan benzenoid system possesses Kekulé structures (K > 0)."
"I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the middle Dean's necktie."
"Again the free bonds are grouped together to form a perfect matching. […] Such structures are known in the literature as Kekulean."

Etymology

From Kekulé + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Kekulé

Inflected Forms

more Kekuléan (comparative) most Kekuléan (superlative)

Questions

What does kekuléan mean?: Pertaining to the system of structural formulae devised by Kekulé, especially the structure of benzene molecules.
Where does kekuléan come from?: From Kekulé + -an.

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