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decanoic

/ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-canoic
IPA
/ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to decanoic acid or its derivatives; capric

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca-clip. English dec- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English decane English -oic English decanoic From decane + -oic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk/

Derived Forms

decanoate neodecanoic

Questions

How do you pronounce decanoic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk/.
What does decanoic mean?
Of or pertaining to decanoic acid or its derivatives; capric
Where does decanoic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca-clip. English dec- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English decane English -oic English decanoic From decane + -oic.

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