Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synthon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syn-thon
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In retrosynthetic analysis, a structural unit within a molecule which is related to a possible synthetic operation

Etymology

Fro synthesis + -on.

Inflected Forms

synthons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

synthonic

Questions

What does synthon mean?: In retrosynthetic analysis, a structural unit within a molecule which is related to a possible synthetic operation
Where does synthon come from?: Fro synthesis + -on.

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