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naphthenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
naph-thenic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or derived from a naphthene.

Etymology

Etymology tree English naphthene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English naphthenic From naphthene + -ic.

Phrases

naphthenic acid naphthenic crude

Questions

What does naphthenic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or derived from a naphthene.
Where does naphthenic come from?
Etymology tree English naphthene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English naphthenic From naphthene + -ic.

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