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humulone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mu-lone
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From taxonomic name Humulus + -one.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

humulones (plural)

Derived Forms

isohumulone

Frequently Paired Words

humulene

Questions

What does humulone mean?
A bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).
Where does humulone come from?
From taxonomic name Humulus + -one.

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