Etymology

sumanene

S1U1M3A1N1E1N1E1

Today it means: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, of scientific interest because the molecule can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene. Full definition →

Hindi सुमन ← Sanskrit सुमन
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromसुमन“flower”
  2. Hindi · derived fromसुमन“flower”
  3. English todaysumanene

From Hindi सुमन (suman, “flower”), Sanskrit सुमन (sumana, “flower”) + -ene.

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