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norbornene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
nor-bornene
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene derived from norbornane

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

norbornenes (plural)

Derived Forms

norbornenyl oxanorbornene polynorbornene polyoxanorbornene

Synonyms

norbornylene norcamphene

Questions

What does norbornene mean?
the polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene derived from norbornane

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