Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ene
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds

Etymology

From poly- + -ene.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: ene

Inflected Forms

polyenes (plural)

Derived Forms

polyenic polyenone polyenyl

Questions

What does polyene mean?: An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds
Where does polyene come from?: From poly- + -ene.

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