Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phenone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phe-none
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any aromatic ketone containing a phenyl group directly attached to the carbonyl group

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English phenone From phenyl + -one.

Inflected Forms

phenones (plural)

Derived Forms

acetophenone benzophenone butyrophenone pyrovalerone tolcapone

Phrases

alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone

Questions

What does phenone mean?: Any aromatic ketone containing a phenyl group directly attached to the carbonyl group
Where does phenone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English phenone From phenyl + -one.

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