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enediyne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enediyne
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound that has a double bond and two triple bonds.

noun

Any of a class of bacterial products characterized by nine- or ten-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond, many of which are highly toxic to DNA and used as antitumour agents.

Inflected Forms

enediynes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

enediynyl

Questions

What does enediyne mean?
Any compound that has a double bond and two triple bonds.

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