Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diketene

/daɪˈkiːtiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diketene
IPA: /daɪˈkiːtiːn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The acetyl ketene CH₃CO-CH=C=O

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English ketene English diketene From di- + ketene.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈkiːtiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

diketenes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce diketene?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈkiːtiːn/.
What does diketene mean?: The acetyl ketene CH₃CO-CH=C=O
Where does diketene 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- English ketene English diketene From di- + ketene.

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