Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluorene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: flu-o-rene
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two benzene rings joined together directly, and also via a methylene bridge; it is used in light-emitting diodes.

Etymology

By surface analysis, fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -ene.

Inflected Forms

fluorenes (plural)

Derived Forms

azafluorene benzofluorene borafluorene diazafluorene dioctylfluorene fluorenol fluorenone fluorenyl oligofluorene polyfluorene terfluorene

Frequently Paired Words

fluorine

Questions

What does fluorene mean?: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two benzene rings joined together directly, and also via a methylene bridge; it is used in light-emitting diodes.
Where does fluorene come from?: By surface analysis, fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -ene.

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