Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octaprenyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-taprenyl
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Formed from eight isoprene units

Uncountable

Etymology

From octa- + prenyl.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

octaprenyl diphosphate

Questions

What does octaprenyl mean?
Formed from eight isoprene units
Where does octaprenyl come from?
From octa- + prenyl.

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