Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tridecylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tride-cylic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon atoms

Example Sentences

"The most prevalent fatty acids were tridecylic acid (C13:0), palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1n9c), and linoleic acid (C18:2 n6c)."

Etymology

From tridecyl + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tridecyl

Questions

What does tridecylic mean?: Relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon atoms
Where does tridecylic come from?: From tridecyl + -ic.

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