Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyterpenoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ter-penoid
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a terpenoid having a C₅ₙ skeleton (where n is greater than 8)

adj

of, or relating to a polyterpene or polyterpenoid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English terpenoid English polyterpenoid From poly- + terpenoid.

Inflected Forms

polyterpenoids (plural)

Questions

What does polyterpenoid mean?: a terpenoid having a C₅ₙ skeleton (where n is greater than 8)
Where does polyterpenoid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English terpenoid English polyterpenoid From poly- + terpenoid.

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