Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheletropic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cheletrop-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a pericyclic addition reaction across the terminal atoms of a fully conjugated system in which two new single bonds are formed with a single atom of the reactant.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ) + + -tropic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: χηλή
Suffix: tropic

Synonyms

chelotropic

Questions

What does cheletropic mean?: Describing a pericyclic addition reaction across the terminal atoms of a fully conjugated system in which two new single bonds are formed with a single atom of the reactant.
Where does cheletropic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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