Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cubane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cubane
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₈H₈, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube.

Etymology

From cube + -ane.

Inflected Forms

cubanes (plural)

Derived Forms

octaazacubane octanitrocubane perfluorocubane

Frequently Paired Words

dodecahedrane

Questions

What does cubane mean?: One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₈H₈, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube.
Where does cubane come from?: From cube + -ane.

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