Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligoene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oli-goene
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid)

Etymology

From oligo- + -ene.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oligo
Suffix: ene

Inflected Forms

oligoenes (plural)

Questions

What does oligoene mean?: Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid)
Where does oligoene come from?: From oligo- + -ene.

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