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docosahexaenoic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
do-cosa-hex-aenoic
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives

Etymology

From docosa- (“22”) + hexa- (“6”) + -ene (“double-bonded carbon”) + -oic (“carboxyl”). From having 22 carbon atoms, with 6 double-bonded carbon-carbon bonds, and one of the carbons being part of a carboxyl group.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

docosahexaenoyl

Questions

What does docosahexaenoic mean?
Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives
Where does docosahexaenoic come from?
From docosa- (“22”) + hexa- (“6”) + -ene (“double-bonded carbon”) + -oic (“carboxyl”). From having 22 carbon atoms, with 6 double-bonded carbon-carbon bonds, and one of the carbons being part of a carboxyl group.

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