Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyclopentane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: cy-clopen-tane
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₁₀; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cyclopentanes (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclopentannulated cyclopentannulation cyclopentanoic cyclopentanoid cyclopentanone cyclopentyl metallacyclopentane penbutolol spirocyclopentane

Questions

What does cyclopentane mean?: An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₁₀; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.

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