Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olefin metathesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
olefin metathe-sis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A class of organic reaction in which fragments of alkenes are redistributed

Uncountable

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What does olefin metathesis mean?
A class of organic reaction in which fragments of alkenes are redistributed

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