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pentadecyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tade-cyl
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₅H₃₁, formally derived from pentadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom

Etymology

From pentadec- + yl.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pentadecyls (plural)

Derived Forms

pentadecylic

Questions

What does pentadecyl mean?
Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₅H₃₁, formally derived from pentadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
Where does pentadecyl come from?
From pentadec- + yl.

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