Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spi-ran
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of bicyclic hydrocarbons in which a carbon atom has two single bonds in each of two rings; a form of spiro compound

Etymology

From German Spiran. By surface analysis, spiro- + -an.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Spiran

Inflected Forms

spirans (plural) spirane (alternative)

Derived Forms

azaspiran spiranic

Phrases

spiro-

Frequently Paired Words

spirene spiro-

Questions

What does spiran mean?: Any of a class of bicyclic hydrocarbons in which a carbon atom has two single bonds in each of two rings; a form of spiro compound
Where does spiran come from?: It is traced to German.

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