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sulfonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sul-fon-al
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulfone Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sulfonal From sulfone + -al.

Usage

Synonyms

sulfomethanum sulfonalum

Questions

What does sulfonal mean?
A sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.
Where does sulfonal come from?
Etymology tree English sulfone Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sulfonal From sulfone + -al.

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