Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triethylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-ethy-lene
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Three ethylene groups in a molecule

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Choline chloride (C 5 H 14 ClNO) and N,N-diethylenethanol ammonium chloride (C 6 H 16 ClNO) as quaternary ammonium salts as well as triethylene glycol (C 6 H 14 O 4 ), glycerol (C 3 H 8 O 3 ) and ethylene glycol (C 2 H 6 O 2 ) as hydrogen bond donors were obtained from Merck Chemicals (Germany) with high purity (≥ 98%) and were used as-received."

Etymology

From tri- + ethylene.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

triethylenediamine triethylenemelamine

Phrases

triethylene glycol -ene eth- tri- -yl

Frequently Paired Words

diethylene -ene eth- ethane ethene ethenyl ethyl ethylene

Questions

What does triethylene mean?: Three ethylene groups in a molecule
Where does triethylene come from?: From tri- + ethylene.

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