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diene

/ˈdaɪ.iːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
di-ene
IPA
/ˈdaɪ.iːn/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double bonds.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- French -ènebor. English -ene English diene From di- + -ene.

Inflected Forms

dienes (plural)

Derived Forms

aminosiloxydiene azadiene dienamine dienestrol dienofuge dienogest dienoic dienol dienone dienophile dienyl domoprednate

Frequently Paired Words

conjugated

Questions

How do you pronounce diene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.iːn/.
What does diene mean?
An organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double bonds.
Where does diene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- French -ènebor. English -ene English diene From di- + -ene.

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