Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladderane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lad-der-ane
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders

Example Sentences

"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich This process has been developed into an [n]ladderane synthesis by starting with the dihydro derivative 5 of Smith’s diene and working in tandem."

Etymology

From ladder + -ane, from the resemblance of its chemical structure to a ladder.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ladder

Inflected Forms

ladderanes (plural)

Questions

What does ladderane mean?: Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders
Where does ladderane come from?: From ladder + -ane, from the resemblance of its chemical structure to a ladder.

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