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diolefin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-olefin
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An olefin that has two double bonds; a diene

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 olefin English diolefin From di- + olefin.

Inflected Forms

diolefins (plural)

Derived Forms

diolefination

Questions

What does diolefin mean?
An olefin that has two double bonds; a diene
Where does diolefin 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 olefin English diolefin From di- + olefin.

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