Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: triene
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any alkene that has three double bonds

Etymology

From tri- + -ene.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri
Suffix: ene

Inflected Forms

trienes (plural)

Derived Forms

dodecatriene fostriecin heptatriene hexatriene leukotriene norgestrienone octatriene pentatriene trengestone trienoic

Questions

What does triene mean?: Any alkene that has three double bonds
Where does triene come from?: From tri- + -ene.

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