"Diterebene" is a rare word that is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription of /ˌdaɪtəɹəˈbiːn/. The first syllable "di-" means "two" and "terebene" refers to a group of hydrocarbons. The spelling of this complex word adheres to the standard English language rules for combining prefixes and suffixes to form words. The word might not be familiar to many people, but its spelling follows the traditional conventions of English language morphology.