Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monocaprylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mono-capry-late
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion

Example Sentences

"Capryol 90 (propylene glycol monocaprylate) and Transcutol HP (purified diethylene glycol monoethyl ether) were kindly donated by Gattefosse."

Etymology

From mono- + caprylate. By surface analysis, mono- + capr- + -yl + -ate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono

Inflected Forms

monocaprylates (plural)

Questions

What does monocaprylate mean?: Any compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion
Where does monocaprylate come from?: From mono- + caprylate. By surface analysis, mono- + capr- + -yl + -ate.

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