Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhigolene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhigo-lene
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant.

Uncountable

Etymology

Ancient Greek ῥῖγος (rhîgos, “cold”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ῥῖγος, oleum

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rhigolenes (plural)

Questions

What does rhigolene mean?: A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant.
Where does rhigolene come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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