Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dicarboxylyl

/ˌdaɪ.kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.lɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-car-boxy-lyl
IPA: /ˌdaɪ.kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.lɪl/

30

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bivalent radical derived from a dicarboxylic acid by removing the hydroxyl groups from both carboxyl groups.

Example Sentences

"sym. and asym. dicarboxylyl chlorides, 7:599. 3328;"
"In one reaction (pyrolysis of acetylene dicarboxylyl fluoride), the volatile products condensed to a stable polymeric film; however, the film was not perfluorinated."
"These hydroxyl fatty acids are then serially metabolized by alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, and dicarboxylyl CoA synthetase to form their respective CoA-bound dicarboxylic acids and transferred to peroxisomes where they may undergo chain shortening or, as acylcarnitine derivatives or free acids, transferred to mitochondria for complete beta oxidation."

Etymology

From di- + carboxyl + -yl.

Inflected Forms

dicarboxylyls (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dicarboxylyl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪ.kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.lɪl/.
What does dicarboxylyl mean?: A bivalent radical derived from a dicarboxylic acid by removing the hydroxyl groups from both carboxyl groups.
Where does dicarboxylyl come from?: From di- + carboxyl + -yl.

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