Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichloroethene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trichloroethene
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of trichloroethylene.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From tri- + chloro- + ethene (“eth- + -ene”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eth-, tri-
Suffix: -ene, chloro-

Usage

Inflected Forms

trichloroethenes (plural)

Synonyms

trichloroethylene

Questions

What does trichloroethene mean?: Synonym of trichloroethylene.
Where does trichloroethene come from?: From tri- + chloro- + ethene (“eth- + -ene”).

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