Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxabicyclic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ox-abi-cyclic
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a bicyclic compound having a bridging oxygen atom.

Example Sentences

"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich"
"These oxabicyclic systems are very versatile intermediates in organic synthesis and have been prepared typically in racemic form by the [3 + 4] annulation between allyl cations and furans."

Etymology

From oxa- + bicyclic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oxa

Questions

What does oxabicyclic mean?: Describing a bicyclic compound having a bridging oxygen atom.
Where does oxabicyclic come from?: From oxa- + bicyclic.

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