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behenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-henic
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to behenic acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

From behen + -ic, from its presence in the oil.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

behenate

Questions

What does behenic mean?
Of or pertaining to behenic acid or its derivatives.
Where does behenic come from?
From behen + -ic, from its presence in the oil.

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