sialyl
/ˈsaɪəlaɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English sialyl From sialic + -yl.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsaɪəlaɪl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
sialyls (plural)