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chlordecone

/ˈklɔː(ɹ)dɪkəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chlorde-cone
IPA
/ˈklɔː(ɹ)dɪkəʊn/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pesticide kepone.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce chlordecone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔː(ɹ)dɪkəʊn/.
What does chlordecone mean?
The pesticide kepone.

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