Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isohexane

/ˌaɪsoʊˈhɛkseɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iso-hex-ane
IPA: /ˌaɪsoʊˈhɛkseɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several isomers of hexane, or a mixture of these isomers used as a solvent

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane English isohexane From iso- + hexane.

Inflected Forms

isohexanes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce isohexane?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪsoʊˈhɛkseɪn/.
What does isohexane mean?: Any of several isomers of hexane, or a mixture of these isomers used as a solvent
Where does isohexane come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane English isohexane From iso- + hexane.

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