Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camphene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cam-phene
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From camphor + -ene

Word Breakdown

Suffix: camphor

Usage

Inflected Forms

camphenes (plural) camphine (alternative)

Questions

What does camphene mean?: Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
Where does camphene come from?: From camphor + -ene

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