Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

azaphenalene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aza-phena-lene
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From aza- + phenalene.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

azaphenalenes (plural)

Questions

What does azaphenalene mean?
A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group)
Where does azaphenalene come from?
From aza- + phenalene.

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