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cyclobutyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-clobutyl
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from cyclobutane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom

Etymology

Etymology tree English cyclobutane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cyclobutyl From cyclobutane + -yl.

Inflected Forms

cyclobutyls (plural)

Derived Forms

butorphanol nalbuphine

Frequently Paired Words

cyclopropyl cyclopentyl cyclohexyl

Questions

What does cyclobutyl mean?
The univalent radical derived from cyclobutane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom
Where does cyclobutyl come from?
Etymology tree English cyclobutane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cyclobutyl From cyclobutane + -yl.

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