Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetracosane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-cosane
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tetracos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English tetracosane From tetracos- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

tetracosanes (plural)

Derived Forms

tetracosanoic

Questions

What does tetracosane mean?: An alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃.
Where does tetracosane come from?: Etymology tree English tetracos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English tetracosane From tetracos- + -ane.

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