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heptadecyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-tade-cyl
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Etymology

From heptadec- + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heptadecyls (plural)

Derived Forms

heptadecylic

Questions

What does heptadecyl mean?
Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Where does heptadecyl come from?
From heptadec- + -yl.

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