Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neoflavone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-oflavone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neoflavonoid derived from the 4-phenylcoumarin (or 4-aryl-coumarin) backbone (C₁₅H₁₂O₂).

Example Sentences

"The first neoflavone isolated from natural sources was calophyllolide from Calophyllum inophyllum seeds in 1951."

Etymology

From neo- + flavone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neo

Inflected Forms

neoflavones (plural)

Questions

What does neoflavone mean?: A neoflavonoid derived from the 4-phenylcoumarin (or 4-aryl-coumarin) backbone (C₁₅H₁₂O₂).
Where does neoflavone come from?: From neo- + flavone.

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