Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diyl
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used in descriptive names to indicate the presence of two identical substituents or functional groups attached to a central atom or structure.

Example Sentences

"Both the thermally and the photochemically initiated extrusion of nitrogen from bicyclic diazene (1) leads to the formation of a 1,3-diradical (diyl) which is structurally related to trimethylenemethane."

Derived Forms

pyridinediyl

Questions

What does diyl mean?: Used in descriptive names to indicate the presence of two identical substituents or functional groups attached to a central atom or structure.

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