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cetene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cetene
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oily hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.

Etymology

From Latin cētus (“whale”) + -ene

Questions

What does cetene mean?
An oily hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.
Where does cetene come from?
From Latin cētus (“whale”) + -ene

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