Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thapsane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thap-sane
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.

Example Sentences

"Structures of all the thapsanes isolated so far are given in Chart I."
"Enantiospecific synthesis of thapsanes, containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, is accomplished […]"

Etymology

From translingual Thapsia + -ane.

Word Breakdown

Root: Thapsia
Suffix: ane

Inflected Forms

thapsanes (plural)

Questions

What does thapsane mean?: Any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.
Where does thapsane come from?: From translingual Thapsia + -ane.

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