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naphthene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
naph-thene
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative).

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha French -ènebor. English -ene English naphthene From naphtha + -ene.

Inflected Forms

naphthenes (plural)

Derived Forms

naphthenic nonanaphthene octonaphthene

Phrases

naphthenic acid

Questions

What does naphthene mean?
Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative).
Where does naphthene come from?
Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha French -ènebor. English -ene English naphthene From naphtha + -ene.

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