quinolone
/ˈkwɪnəˌloʊn/noun
quinolone is spelled Q-U-I-N-O-L-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quinolone means “Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quinolone is quinolones.
How many letters and syllables are in quinolone?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-I-N-O-L-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is quinolone?
Quinolone appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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).
How do you pronounce quinolone?
- UK /ˈkwɪnələʊn/
- US /ˈkwɪnəˌloʊn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with quinolone?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as quinolone from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnəloʊn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of quinolone
- quinolones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quinolone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
- 2
Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quinolone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 quinolone come from?
Formed as quinol(ine) + -one, after the German Chinolon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).