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isopentenyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
isopen-tenyl
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A univalent radical, CH₂=C(CH₃)-CH₂-CH₂-, derived from isopentene

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English isopentene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English isopentenyl From isopentene + -yl.

Usage

Inflected Forms

isopentenyls (plural)

Derived Forms

isopentenylation isopentenyltransferase

Frequently Paired Words

isopentyl

Questions

What does isopentenyl mean?
A univalent radical, CH₂=C(CH₃)-CH₂-CH₂-, derived from isopentene
Where does isopentenyl come from?
Etymology tree English isopentene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English isopentenyl From isopentene + -yl.

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