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enyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enyl
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any univalent radical derived from an alkene

Etymology

Back-formation from alkenyl. By surface analysis -ene + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

enyls (plural)

Derived Forms

enilconazole molybdenyl

Phrases

-yl -ynyl -enyl

Frequently Paired Words

-yl -ynyl -enyl

Synonyms

alkenyl

Questions

What does enyl mean?
Any univalent radical derived from an alkene
Where does enyl come from?
Back-formation from alkenyl. By surface analysis -ene + -yl.

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