Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexaprenyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hexaprenyl
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl

Uncountable

Etymology

From hexa- + prenyl.

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Questions

What does hexaprenyl mean?
The alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl
Where does hexaprenyl come from?
From hexa- + prenyl.

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