Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octadecylsilane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tade-cyl-si-lane
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surface coating used in reversed-phase chromatography.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All HPLC analyses were performed using a Reverse phase column (C-18) octadecylsilane (4 mm I.D × 30 cm)."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does octadecylsilane mean?: A surface coating used in reversed-phase chromatography.

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