Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptadecylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-tade-cylic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the heptadecyl radical

Example Sentences

"The FAMEs were then resuspended in 0.5 ml hexane for GC-MS analysis. 100 μg of heptadecylic acid (17:0, Sigma-Aldrich, USA) was added to each sample prior to the FAME extraction as an internal standard."

Etymology

From heptadecyl + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heptadecyl

Questions

What does heptadecylic mean?: Relating to the heptadecyl radical
Where does heptadecylic come from?: From heptadecyl + -ic.

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