Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-tone
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₀, of the valylene series.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hepta- + -one. Does not conform to IUPAC nomenclature and the coining probably precedes the current conventions.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heptones (plural)

Questions

What does heptone mean?: A liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₀, of the valylene series.
Where does heptone come from?: From hepta- + -one. Does not conform to IUPAC nomenclature and the coining probably precedes the current conventions.

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