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nondecane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-de-cane
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, C₁₉H₄₀.

Etymology

From Latin [Term?], after the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.

Origin

Questions

What does nondecane mean?
A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, C₁₉H₄₀.
Where does nondecane come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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