Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isoprenyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iso-prenyl
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical -CH₂CH=C(CH₃)₂ (C₅H₉) derived from isoprene (C₅H₈).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0900400115 Also called prenyl.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

isoprenyls (plural)

Derived Forms

isoprenylation isoprenylcysteine polyisoprenyl

Questions

What does isoprenyl mean?: The univalent radical -CH₂CH=C(CH₃)₂ (C₅H₉) derived from isoprene (C₅H₈).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0900400115 Also called prenyl.
Where does isoprenyl come from?: Etymology tree English isoprene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English isoprenyl From isoprene + -yl.

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