polyene
noun
polyene is spelled P-O-L-Y-E-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyene means “An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyene is polyenes.
How many letters and syllables are in polyene?
| Letters | 7: P-O-L-Y-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 polyene?
Polyene appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 polyene
- polyenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an organic compound containing several double bonds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyène |
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.
Where does polyene come from?
From poly- + -ene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).