Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helicene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-licene
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compound, consisting of at least five ortho-fused rings arranged to give a helically-shaped chiral molecule.

Etymology

Blend of helical + acene.

Inflected Forms

helicenes (plural)

Derived Forms

azahelicene carbohelicene heterohelicene polyhelicene

Frequently Paired Words

pentahelicene hexahelicene heptahelicene

Questions

What does helicene mean?: Any polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compound, consisting of at least five ortho-fused rings arranged to give a helically-shaped chiral molecule.
Where does helicene come from?: Blend of helical + acene.

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