Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demethoxylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: demethoxy-la-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any reaction that removes a methoxyl group from a molecule

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + methoxylation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Inflected Forms

demethoxylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demethoxylate

Questions

What does demethoxylation mean?: Any reaction that removes a methoxyl group from a molecule
Where does demethoxylation come from?: From de- + methoxylation.

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