Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cycloparaffin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-cloparaf-fin
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cycloalkane.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English paraffin English cycloparaffin From cyclo- + paraffin.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does cycloparaffin mean?
A cycloalkane.
Where does cycloparaffin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English paraffin English cycloparaffin From cyclo- + paraffin.

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