Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octanoyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tanoyl
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from octanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; capryloyl

Inflected Forms

octanoyls (plural)

Derived Forms

dioctanoyl octanoylation trioctanoyl

Questions

What does octanoyl mean?: The univalent radical derived from octanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; capryloyl

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