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hectane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hectane
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomeric forms of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₁₀₀H₂₀₂

Etymology

From hect- + -ane.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hectanes (plural)

Questions

What does hectane mean?
Any of very many isomeric forms of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₁₀₀H₂₀₂
Where does hectane come from?
From hect- + -ane.

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