Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hendecane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hen-de-cane
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₁H₂₄, having eleven carbon atoms.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”), from the number of carbon atoms in each molecule.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἕνδεκα

Inflected Forms

hendecanes (plural)

Synonyms

endecane undecane

Questions

What does hendecane mean?: Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₁H₂₄, having eleven carbon atoms.
Where does hendecane come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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