cathinone
noun
cathinone is spelled C-A-T-H-I-N-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cathinone means “The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cathinone is cathinones.
How many letters and syllables are in cathinone?
| Letters | 9: C-A-T-H-I-N-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cathinone?
Cathinone appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cathinone
- cathinones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cathinone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone, the active ingredient of khat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cathinone?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cathinone: cath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cathinone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense active ingredient of khat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | catinona |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.