Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camphogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cam-phogen
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

cymene, or (possibly) similar compounds

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From camphor + -gen, formerly so called as derived from camphor. Compare French camphogène.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: camphor
Suffix: -gen

Usage

Questions

What does camphogen mean?: cymene, or (possibly) similar compounds
Where does camphogen come from?: From camphor + -gen, formerly so called as derived from camphor. Compare French camphogène.

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