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melonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mel-on-al
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A melon-smelling scent compound found in nature and synthesized for perfuming, that in its pure form is a clear pale yellow liquid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fragrance or flavour additive based on the melonal chemical compound

Countable

Etymology

From melon + -al. Blend of melon + heptenal. From melon heptenal, from melon aldehyde, from being a heptene-based aldehyde that smells like melons.

Usage

Inflected Forms

melonals (plural)

Synonyms

CAS 106-72-9 melon heptenal melon aldehyde 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal 2,6-dimethylhept-5-enal

Questions

What does melonal mean?
A melon-smelling scent compound found in nature and synthesized for perfuming, that in its pure form is a clear pale yellow liquid.
Where does melonal come from?
From melon + -al. Blend of melon + heptenal. From melon heptenal, from melon aldehyde, from being a heptene-based aldehyde that smells like melons.

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