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tetracene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetracene
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- French anthracènebor. English anthraceneclip. English acene English tetracene From tetra- + acene.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tetracenes (plural)

Derived Forms

thiotetracene

Questions

What does tetracene mean?
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.
Where does tetracene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- French anthracènebor. English anthraceneclip. English acene English tetracene From tetra- + acene.

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