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prismane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pris-mane
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₆, having the shape of a regular triangular prism; any derivative of this compound

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω (prī́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă)bor. Late Latin prismalbor. English prism Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English prismane From prism + -ane.

Inflected Forms

prismanes (plural)

Derived Forms

polyprismane

Questions

What does prismane mean?
a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₆, having the shape of a regular triangular prism; any derivative of this compound
Where does prismane come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω (prī́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă)bor. Late Latin prismalbor. English prism Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English prismane From prism + -ane.

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