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-ylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-y-lene
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Synonym of -ene

suffix

used to form the names of bivalent radicals

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -ene English -ylene From ethylene and amylene, where the -yl- is etymological. Sense 2 from -yl + -ene.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Synonyms

-ene

Questions

What does -ylene mean?
Synonym of -ene
Where does -ylene come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -ene English -ylene From ethylene and amylene, where the -yl- is etymological. Sense 2 from -yl + -ene.

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