Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limonene

/ˈlɪmənˌiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: limonene
IPA: /ˈlɪmənˌiːn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Limonen.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Limonen

Usage

Inflected Forms

limonenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lemonene

Questions

How do you pronounce limonene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪmənˌiːn/.
What does limonene mean?: A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.
Where does limonene come from?: It is traced to German.

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