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scytalone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scy-talone
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From scytale + -one, from Latin scytale, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutálē, “club”).

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Questions

What does scytalone mean?
A tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.
Where does scytalone come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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